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Stag party causes Ryanair diversion Ryanair: British stag party causes flight diversion to Berlin
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Six British members of a stag party on a Ryanair flight were arrested for allegedly drunken behaviour which forced an unscheduled landing in Berlin, police there say. Six British members of a stag party travelling to Bratislava with Ryanair were kicked off the plane in Berlin for alleged drunken misbehaviour.
The men were flying from London Luton to the Slovak capital Bratislava. The men, aged 25-28, were part of a group of 12 heading to the Slovakian capital from London on Friday evening.
The groom was among those detained for endangering security when the flight landed at Berlin's Schoenefeld airport. Reports say they became unruly and the plane was forced to carry out an unscheduled landing. German police officers met the flight.
They were later released, but could face fines of up to €25,000 (£20,000) and a possible civil damages suit. The bridegroom was among those detained, officers said.
The group of 12 from Southampton were among 170 passengers on the Ryanair flight on Friday evening. The other six members of the stag group continued their journey.
As six of the party, including the groom, became drunk, they ignored crew instructions, a Berlin police statement said. German federal police in Berlin said in a statement that six members of the group, from Southampton, were threatening the security on board and did not comply with the crew's instructions.
When refused further alcohol, they became aggressive and one member of the group undressed, according to German press reports. Police told German media that the men kept standing up and cavorting, and one of them had undressed.
The pilot decided to make an unscheduled landing at Berlin's Schoenefeld airport, where the six men, aged between 25 and 28, were taken into police custody, but later released. They reportedly became aggressive when the crew refused to serve them any more alcoholic drinks.
The remaining 164 passengers, including the six members of the stag party who were not involved in the incident, were able to continue their journey to Bratislava. Police officers at Berlin's Schoenefeld airport charged the men with misdemeanours under the German aviation security laws, which can be punishable by a fine of up to €25,000 (£20,000), they said.
A possible civil damages suit from the airline could also follow.
The men have now been released.