Three fined €800 for fake COVID-19 test certificates All three passengers failed to obtain a negative test certificate in time for their flight, instead opting for counterfeit documents in an attempt to catch their flight 28 February 2021, 5:57pm by Nicole Meilak Three airline passengers have been fined €800 for obtaining and presenting fake COVID-19 test certificates in an attempt to fly out of Malta earlier on Sunday. A Moscow-born couple, Nuder Man and Gallis Geb Miklina, were stopped by authorities at Malta International Airport after presenting false documentation for their 9am flight on Turkish Airlines. They were arrested and arraigned in court, and later pleaded guilty to forging a declaration to authorities and using a false document.