MEANWHILE, in Germany:

[Blue_Tires]

Swiss woman angry over champagne refusal ejected from plane

BERLIN (AP) - German police say the pilot of a passenger jet destined for Zurich made an unscheduled stop at Stuttgart airport because a Swiss passenger become aggressive after being denied champagne.

Reutlingen police say crew members were unable to calm the 44-year-old business class passenger, who was angered by their refusal to serve her more sparkling wine on the flight from Moscow late Saturday.

Police said in a statement Sunday that the woman, who wasn't named, was escorted off the Airbus A320 and ordered to pay a security of 5,000 euros ($5,871). They said the 43 passengers on board were never in danger, but the total cost involved in the unplanned stopover likely amounted to several tens of thousands of euros.

http://www.fox5ny.com/news/woman-angry-over-champagne-refusal-ejected-from-plane

[Renew Deal]

1. "Ejected from plane"

lol

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2. note "the *passenger* ... made an unscheduled stop" -- but perhaps not the jet

the article clarifies later, as if it really needed to, but still...

[Iggo]

3. "Ejected from plane"???

Man! They're strict!

[FakeNoose]

4. LOL - Stuttgart is only 1 hour from Zurich (maybe less)

What's their problem? They should have just given this lady her glass of champagne and flown to Zurich.

[steve2470]

5. yea I wonder what the problem was nt

[steve2470]

6. more context

https://www.rt.com/news/412664-plane-landing-no-champagne/

Police say the 44-year-old Swiss woman, who was flying business class from Moscow, asked to be poured the sparkling wine several times and was denied. She finally snapped and started pacing up and down the aircraft before dragging a crew member by the wrist.

To avoid the situation from spilling over, the pilot decided to make an emergency stop at Stuttgart Airport, where police escorted the woman off the plane and ordered her to pay a €5,000 ($5,871) fine. The thirsty flyer may also face paying tens of thousands in costs resulting from the unexpected stopover.