NEW DELHI: An enraged husband who got into an argument with his wife on board a Lufthansa flight suffered a seizure, forcing the plane to make an unscheduled landing in Delhi on Wednesday.
A heated argument between a German man and his Thai wife forced a non-stop Lufthansa flight from Munich to Bangkok to divert to Delhi on Wednesday. The man was dropped off in Delhi and his wife was flown to Bangkok on the same Lufthansa flight. No police charges were filed against the obstructing passenger, who apologized to local security authorities and flew to Bangkok on an Indian airline a few hours later.
But the German man, 53, is not letting his guard down either. “We are currently considering legal action against this person, who has been banned with immediate effect from boarding future Lufthansa Group flights (including European airlines such as Switzerland and Austria),” Lufthansa said in a statement.
Police say no complaints were received about unruly flyers
According to aviation tracking sites, Bangkok-bound Lufthansa flight LH772, operated by a double-decker Airbus A380, took off from Munich at 11:24 pm (local time) on Tuesday (November 28). Officials said that during the flight, the 53-year-old passenger “threw food, tried to burn a blanket with a lighter, yelled at his wife, and disobeyed instructions from flight attendants.” When the pilots were informed of the situation and that their destination was still far away, they decided to divert to Delhi. The A380 landed in Delhi at 10:20am on Wednesday.
Officials said security officials were informed about the incident verbally by airline officials. “Investigation revealed that the man got into an argument with his wife and started yelling at her over an issue. Other passengers lodged a complaint with the airline’s crew to take action against the man,” the official said. said. When the airline crew tried to break up the fight, he started yelling at them, the official added. The passenger refused to comply with the rules despite repeated requests from the crew and was deplaned at IGI Airport. The aircraft took off for Bangkok at 12:27 p.m. and arrived at its destination at 5:29 p.m. (all times are local time).
Security officials said they received the call between 10:20 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. “The man was handed over to security authorities by airline officials. His wife went to Bangkok on the same flight. He then took another flight to Bangkok,” a police officer said.
A Lufthansa spokesperson said: “On Wednesday, flight LH772 from Munich to Bangkok was diverted to Delhi due to a misbehaving passenger on board.Flights to Bangkok were subsequently redirected to Bangkok with some delays. “We continue to operate the aircraft. The safety and security of our passengers and crew is our responsibility.” Top priority. “
Delhi Police officials said no charges had been filed. “We do not know if the passenger was under the influence of any drugs. There was no written communication in this regard,” the officer said.
A direct flight from Munich to Bangkok takes 10 to 11 hours. However, flight LH 722 on Wednesday took more than 13 hours, with a stopover in Delhi for just over two hours.
This is not the first time that an international flight has been diverted to India due to marital discord. In November 2017, a Qatar Airways Doha non-stop flight from Bali had to land in Chennai after its wife unlocked her sleeping husband’s phone using the impression of her thumb and saw what was inside her. did not become. A violent fight broke out between the two and the pilots requested a diversion to Chennai to offload the couple and their child.
A heated argument between a German man and his Thai wife forced a non-stop Lufthansa flight from Munich to Bangkok to divert to Delhi on Wednesday. The man was dropped off in Delhi and his wife was flown to Bangkok on the same Lufthansa flight. No police charges were filed against the obstructing passenger, who apologized to local security authorities and flew to Bangkok on an Indian airline a few hours later.
But the German man, 53, is not letting his guard down either. “We are currently considering legal action against this person, who has been banned with immediate effect from boarding future Lufthansa Group flights (including European airlines such as Switzerland and Austria),” Lufthansa said in a statement.
Police say no complaints were received about unruly flyers
According to aviation tracking sites, Bangkok-bound Lufthansa flight LH772, operated by a double-decker Airbus A380, took off from Munich at 11:24 pm (local time) on Tuesday (November 28). Officials said that during the flight, the 53-year-old passenger “threw food, tried to burn a blanket with a lighter, yelled at his wife, and disobeyed instructions from flight attendants.” When the pilots were informed of the situation and that their destination was still far away, they decided to divert to Delhi. The A380 landed in Delhi at 10:20am on Wednesday.
Officials said security officials were informed about the incident verbally by airline officials. “Investigation revealed that the man got into an argument with his wife and started yelling at her over an issue. Other passengers lodged a complaint with the airline’s crew to take action against the man,” the official said. said. When the airline crew tried to break up the fight, he started yelling at them, the official added. The passenger refused to comply with the rules despite repeated requests from the crew and was deplaned at IGI Airport. The aircraft took off for Bangkok at 12:27 p.m. and arrived at its destination at 5:29 p.m. (all times are local time).
Security officials said they received the call between 10:20 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. “The man was handed over to security authorities by airline officials. His wife went to Bangkok on the same flight. He then took another flight to Bangkok,” a police officer said.
A Lufthansa spokesperson said: “On Wednesday, flight LH772 from Munich to Bangkok was diverted to Delhi due to a misbehaving passenger on board.Flights to Bangkok were subsequently redirected to Bangkok with some delays. “We continue to operate the aircraft. The safety and security of our passengers and crew is our responsibility.” Top priority. “
Delhi Police officials said no charges had been filed. “We do not know if the passenger was under the influence of any drugs. There was no written communication in this regard,” the officer said.
A direct flight from Munich to Bangkok takes 10 to 11 hours. However, flight LH 722 on Wednesday took more than 13 hours, with a stopover in Delhi for just over two hours.
This is not the first time that an international flight has been diverted to India due to marital discord. In November 2017, a Qatar Airways Doha non-stop flight from Bali had to land in Chennai after its wife unlocked her sleeping husband’s phone using the impression of her thumb and saw what was inside her. did not become. A violent fight broke out between the two and the pilots requested a diversion to Chennai to offload the couple and their child.
