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A plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after two British women tried to open a cabin door mid-flight, police have said.A plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after two British women tried to open a cabin door mid-flight, police have said.
The women, aged 26 and 27, were drinking heavily and had to be held in their seats by security staff until the plane landed in Frankfurt.The women, aged 26 and 27, were drinking heavily and had to be held in their seats by security staff until the plane landed in Frankfurt.
They were then arrested, a spokesman for the Frankfurt force said. They were arrested and released after two hours, Frankfurt police said.
The flight was on its way from the Greek island of Kos to Manchester when the incident happened. The flight was on its way from the Greek island of Kos to Manchester when the incident happened on Wednesday.
The incident happened at an altitude of 10,000 metres, according to Reuters news agency. Hartmut Scherer, a spokesman for police at Frankfurt International Airport, said the women had become violent with flight attendants because they were refused more alcohol.
Hartmut Scherer, a spokesman for police at Frankfurt International Airport, said the women had become violent with flight attendants over Austria. The 26-year-old woman is reported to have tried to strike a flight attendant with a vodka bottle after the crew refused to serve the pair any more alcohol.
The 26-year-old woman is reported to have repeatedly tried to strike a flight attendant with a vodka bottle she had carried with her on the plane after the crew refused to serve the pair any more alcohol. "Both the women drunk a lot of alcohol on the plane and it was a risk because they made some trouble," said Mr Scherer.
Reuters said she then tried, unsuccessfully, to unlatch a nearby cabin door. The incident happened at an altitude of 10,000 metres, Reuters news agency reported.
"She evidently wanted to get some fresh air and tried to open the door, which obviously did not work," Mr Scherer is quoted as saying. Two-hour delay
The women face charges of grievous bodily harm and violating air traffic regulations. Mr Scherer said the captain had thought the best option would be to make an unscheduled stop in Frankfurt and remove the women from the plane.
The plane later flew on to Manchester with a two-hour delay. "They wanted to open a door in the plane but that was not possible and someone from the security held them in their seats until the landing," he said.
German media reported that the airline would charge the pair for the cost of the diversion. The women face charges of grievous bodily harm and violating air traffic regulations, according to Reuters.
The plane later flew on to Manchester after a two-hour delay.
Meanwhile, the women were questioned by police but released and allowed to return to the UK.
German media had reported that the airline would charge the pair for the cost of the diversion.
But Mr Scherer said police were deciding whether to press charges, adding that the women could also be fined or forced to pay compensation.