07.27.08
Badly behaved girls
I don’t know if you’re aware, but Brits on vacation have the reputation of drinking too much, and then behaving as though they had drunk too much. Two British women on holiday picked up some liquor at the duty-free shop in the airport on the way home. You’re not supposed to open or use up the stuff you buy before you get home. But don’t you know, one thing led to another, and the women went berserk on the plane, attacking the crew with liquor bottles and trying to open the door to the plane.
The passengers helped to overtake the women, and the plane was diverted so they could be taken into custody, somewhere they couldn’t cause any more damage.
It looks like their holiday ended up lasting a bit longer than they intended, though their accomodations in some jail in Germany were probably significantly less luxurious than they might have chosen on their own.
It also sounds like they allow people to bring liquids on board, doesn’t it? Hmm… Must be because there never was any reason for the US restriction on bringing liquids except to help airport concessions make money selling you $3 bottles of tap water.