SAS B738 near Stavanger on Oct 3rd 2012, unruly passengers

Last Update: October 3, 2012 / 20:37:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 3, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-809

Departure
Oslo, Norway

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
LN-RRL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration LN-RRL performing flight SK-809 from Oslo (Norway) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL360 about 100nm southsoutheast of Stavanger (Norway) when the captain decided to divert to Stavanger to offload two unruly passengers. The aircraft landed safely on Stavanger's runway 18 about 20 minutes later. Police arrested the two unruly passengers.

The aircraft reached London with a delay of 3 hours.

Police reported the heavily intoxicated woman (32) and man (34) started a brawl with cabin crew over not getting more alocohol and not being permitted to smoke. Both have been charged.

The airline said the two behaved so badly that the captain decided to let police deal with the two. Half of the crew was replaced to permit crew provide testimony to police without further delaying the flight.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
LN-RRL
Country of Registration
Norway
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-800
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Serial Number
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 3, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-809

Departure
Oslo, Norway

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
LN-RRL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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