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| Ryanair: British stag party causes flight diversion to Berlin | Ryanair: British stag party causes flight diversion to Berlin |
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| Six British members of a stag party travelling to Bratislava with Ryanair were kicked off the plane in Berlin for alleged drunken misbehaviour. | 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 - aged 25-28 - were part of a group of 12 travelling to the Slovakian capital from London on Friday evening. | |
| They reportedly became unruly and were met by police after the plane carried out an unscheduled landing. The groom was among those detained, officers say. | |
| One of the group exposed himself and others were fighting, a passenger said. | |
| 'Massively drunk' | |
| 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. | 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. |
| Police told German media that the men kept standing up and cavorting, and one of them had undressed. | Police told German media that the men kept standing up and cavorting, and one of them had undressed. |
| They reportedly became aggressive when the crew refused to serve them any more alcoholic drinks. | They reportedly became aggressive when the crew refused to serve them any more alcoholic drinks. |
| Reza Heravi, an eyewitness and passenger on the plane, said it was clear the men were "massively drunk" when they boarded the flight and had been singing loudly. | |
| He said: "As we took off, they were hardly seated, they kept standing up and shouting random stuff." | |
| "At one point one of the guys pulled down his trousers and exposed himself to the air hostess," he added. | |
| He said: "Passengers were getting very frustrated. They then decided to have a fight between themselves. | |
| "One of the very drunken members of the group tried to stop the fight but was unsuccessful. That's when the cabin crew said we need to stop off in Berlin." | |
| Mr Heravi said it took 20 minutes to get the men off the aircraft and the flight arrived in Bratislava two hours late. | |
| 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. | 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. | A possible civil damages suit from the airline could also follow. |
| The six men have now been released. The other six members of the stag group continued their journey. | |
| Were you on the flight? If you have any information to share with the BBC, you can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Were you on the flight? If you have any information to share with the BBC, you can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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