Something To Make "Light" Of?

It's interesting how the airline made light of this. The woman tries to open the cabin door at 33,000 feet? Granted, this is pretty hard for someone who is, 1. not in the flight attendant "know" on how to do it and, 2. drunk. Still, if she was able to get the door open, that spells bad news for everyone on board. The attempted assault with a bottle is another sign that these are two women who simply do not know how to control themselves with alcohol - and the kind of people who probably shouldn't even be drinking socially, either.

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Drunken Passengers Go on Rampage, Force Plane's Emergency Landing
Sunday, July 27, 2008
foxnews.com

BERLIN — Two drunken British women went on a rampage on a charter plane, hitting one flight attendant with a bottle of vodka and trying to open a cabin door as the aircraft was cruising over Austria at 10,000 meters, police said Saturday.

The staff on the flight from Greece to England eventually forced the women back to their seats and the pilot made an emergency landing in Frankfurt on Thursday, police told The Associated Press, confirming a statement they had issued on Friday.

The identities of the women, aged 26 and 27, were not released, but police said the 26-year-old may be charged with attempted assault and interfering with air traffic.

Both women were released, police said.

The rampage occurred when a flight attendant denied the women alcohol because they were visibly intoxicated, police said. The 26-year-old took a swipe at a cabin attendant with a bottle of vodka, then attempted to open a cabin door.

"Apparently the 26-year-old wanted to catch some fresh air," the statement said, in an effort to make light of the altercation.

The two women were taken into custody by police at the Frankfurt airport and given a breathalyzer test. Both were legally intoxicated.

After an hour in Frankfurt, the flight continued on to Manchester, England.