Women try to open door mid-flight
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:31 am
Shall I try another news story, or am I boring anyone?Women try to open door mid-flight
A plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after two British women tried to open a cabin door mid-flight, police have said. The women, aged 26 and 27, were drinking heavily and had to be held in their seats by security staff until the plane landed in Frankfurt. They were arrested and released after two hours, Frankfurt police said. The XL Airways plane was flying from the Greek island of Kos to Manchester when Wednesday's incident happened.
An airline spokeswoman said the women were thought to have been smoking in the plane's toilet, and were suspected of bringing their own alcohol on board. She said they had started to swear at and threaten staff who refused to sell them any more alcohol from the bar. The woman had then said they wanted to open the door to get "some fresh air" into the plane.[...] Mr Scherer said police were deciding whether to press charges, adding that the pair could also be fined or forced to pay compensation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7527058.stm
Why on earth were they allowed back to the UK instead of sectioned for mental health checks in Germany?
Why is there the slightest doubt about whether they'll be prosecuted?
A plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after two British women tried to open a cabin door mid-flight, police have said. The women, aged 26 and 27, were drinking heavily and had to be held in their seats by security staff until the plane landed in Frankfurt. They were arrested and released after two hours, Frankfurt police said. The XL Airways plane was flying from the Greek island of Kos to Manchester when Wednesday's incident happened.
An airline spokeswoman said the women were thought to have been smoking in the plane's toilet, and were suspected of bringing their own alcohol on board. She said they had started to swear at and threaten staff who refused to sell them any more alcohol from the bar. The woman had then said they wanted to open the door to get "some fresh air" into the plane.[...] Mr Scherer said police were deciding whether to press charges, adding that the pair could also be fined or forced to pay compensation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7527058.stm
Why on earth were they allowed back to the UK instead of sectioned for mental health checks in Germany?
Why is there the slightest doubt about whether they'll be prosecuted?
