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Drunk Brit Gal Pals Force Emergency Landing

Boozers try to open plane door at 33,000 feet

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 27, 2008 9:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – Two drunk British women attacked the flight crew on their charter jet en route from Greece to England, causing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Germany, AP reports. After being denied alcohol, one of the women swung a vodka bottle and tried to open the cabin door. The women may be charged with attempted assault and interfering with air traffic.



The other passengers on the flight continued on to Manchester after about an hour on the ground in Frankfurt.
The other passengers on the flight continued on to Manchester after about an hour on the ground in Frankfurt.   (Getty Images)
The charter aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Frankfurt International Airport to detain the women trying to open the cabin door.
The charter aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Frankfurt International Airport to detain the women trying to open the cabin door.   ((c) Rainer Ebert)
The 26-year-old British woman detained for her violence on a charter flight was wielding a bottle of vodka, with which she tried to hit one of the fight attendents.
The 26-year-old British woman detained for her violence on a charter flight was wielding a bottle of vodka, with which she tried to hit one of the fight attendents.   ((c) Steven Fernandez)
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