530 euro fine

Couple ignored instructions on the plane

Two passengers have been fined almost 530 euros for ignoring the safety instructions of the cabin crew. The incident occurred during a flight from Beijing to Munich. A Frenchwoman and a Frenchman tampered with their hand luggage even though the plane was just landing.

The couple were repeatedly asked to sit down and fasten their seatbelts - but to no avail. Even the pilot's announcements were to no avail. The couple blocked the emergency exit of the Lufthansa plane from Beijing with their luggage. The pilot was therefore forced to stop the plane earlier when it landed in Munich and wait for a police patrol that had already been informed.

Charge for administrative offense
The officers took the 32-year-old man and the 28-year-old woman to the police station. There they were charged with a misdemeanor and fined around 530 euros.