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A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Costa Rica diverted to Tampa last night because of an unruly German couple, The Associated Press reports.The incident came on Delta Flight 413, which departed Atlanta at 6 p.m. ET before making the unscheduled stop in Tampa around 7:34 p.m.
ET. Delta spokeswoman Chris Kelly Singley tells AP that the "unruly" husband and wife were removed from the Delta 757 at that time.
ALSO ONLINE: Unruly Japanese flier pleads guilty in attendant assault
AP says the couple apparently was upset at meal service on the flight, writing:
Peter Strohmaier says he "did nothing except to say I would like to have the meal and so on ... all normal things."
Then he asked for champagne, only to be told by attendant that there was no champagne left on the flight. That, according to Strohmaier, is when the trouble began.
He apparently voiced his displeasure about the absence of champagne, alleging the attendant responded by saying she did not like his attitude.
"I am not prepared to accept such behavior," he is quoted as saying by AP.
As for as the charge that they refused to sit down, Gabriele Strohmaier tells AP "we were not standing."
Another side of the story comes from Patch.com, which writes:
And, in a separate story involving an unruly flier on Delta, The Associated Press reports:
ET. Delta spokeswoman Chris Kelly Singley tells AP that the "unruly" husband and wife were removed from the Delta 757 at that time.
ALSO ONLINE: Unruly Japanese flier pleads guilty in attendant assault
AP says the couple apparently was upset at meal service on the flight, writing:
Tampa International Airport spokeswoman Janet Zink identified the passengers as Peter and Gabriele Strohmaier of Dusseldorf, Germany. She said they were seated in first class and demanding food and champagne and refused to sit down.
Zink said no charges had been filled. The FBI and Transportation Security Administration were investigating.
The Strohmaiers, however, insist they were not being unruly. When reached by AP at a Tampa hotel, the couple said the attendant on the flight "exaggerated" the situation.Zink said no charges had been filled. The FBI and Transportation Security Administration were investigating.
Peter Strohmaier says he "did nothing except to say I would like to have the meal and so on ... all normal things."
Then he asked for champagne, only to be told by attendant that there was no champagne left on the flight. That, according to Strohmaier, is when the trouble began.
He apparently voiced his displeasure about the absence of champagne, alleging the attendant responded by saying she did not like his attitude.
"I am not prepared to accept such behavior," he is quoted as saying by AP.
As for as the charge that they refused to sit down, Gabriele Strohmaier tells AP "we were not standing."
Another side of the story comes from Patch.com, which writes:
Jamaica Plain Patch local editor Chris Helms was on the flight. Helms corresponded via e-mail, "We've landed in Tampa for a person to be taken from the plane." Helms wrote that, according to a witness, the man was chastising a flight attendant and was warned they would land the plane if he didn't calm down.
As for the Strohmaiers, they tell the AP that they'll be taking another airline -- "naturally not Delta" -- to complete their trip to Costa Rica.
And, in a separate story involving an unruly flier on Delta, The Associated Press reports:
A 65-year-old Japanese man pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting a flight attendant aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Tokyo to Honolulu, a federal prosecutor said.
Sohei Yamanouchi was expected to return to Tokyo on a Japan Airlines flight Friday. His passport would be returned after paying the $2,500 fine the judge ordered him to pay, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Song said.
Yamanouchi hit the flight attendant once with an open hand and once with a closed fist after drinking four glasses of wine in business class during the Monday flight, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court. A crew member also noted that Yamanouchi had a glass of champagne before the plane departed.
FULL STORY: Guilty plea in Delta flight assault; $2,500 fine
After the meal service, the flight attendant was speaking to a passenger sitting behind Yamanouchi about a media player that wasn't working. He then rose from his seat and struck the flight attendant on her left shoulder with an open palm, then punched the same shoulder, shook his fist at her in a "threatening manner," and told her to "shut up" in English, the complaint said.
He was escorted back to his seat and there were no other confrontations during the remainder of the flight.
Sohei Yamanouchi was expected to return to Tokyo on a Japan Airlines flight Friday. His passport would be returned after paying the $2,500 fine the judge ordered him to pay, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Song said.
Yamanouchi hit the flight attendant once with an open hand and once with a closed fist after drinking four glasses of wine in business class during the Monday flight, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court. A crew member also noted that Yamanouchi had a glass of champagne before the plane departed.
FULL STORY: Guilty plea in Delta flight assault; $2,500 fine
After the meal service, the flight attendant was speaking to a passenger sitting behind Yamanouchi about a media player that wasn't working. He then rose from his seat and struck the flight attendant on her left shoulder with an open palm, then punched the same shoulder, shook his fist at her in a "threatening manner," and told her to "shut up" in English, the complaint said.
He was escorted back to his seat and there were no other confrontations during the remainder of the flight.