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
Drunk Brit Gal Pals Force Emergency Landing
The other passengers on the flight continued on to Manchester after about an hour on the ground in Frankfurt.   (Getty Images)

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.
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