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2008/07/26

Drunken Emergency Landing in Germany




What: XL Airways plane, which was en route from the Greek island of Kos to Britain
Where: Frankfurt International Airport
When: Wednesday
Who: Two British women, aged 26 and 27 were arrested after smoking and drinking in the bathroom, and demanding more alcohol as well as threatening the crew
Why: The women attempted to open an exit door while flying at an altitude of (33,000 feet) and that one of them swung a vodka bottle at a flight attendant before they were restrained by security personnel which forced the flight to be diverted to Germany. XL Airlines wants the costs of the unplanned stopover.
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