Baden-Württemberg: Overbooking of a flight leads to turmoil at the airport

Friedrichshafen (dpa/lsw) - Because a flight to the Albanian capital (Tirana) was overbooked, there were tumultuous scenes of rejected passengers at Friedrichshafen Airport (Bodenseekreis).

Baden-Württemberg: Overbooking of a flight leads to turmoil at the airport

Friedrichshafen (dpa/lsw) - Because a flight to the Albanian capital (Tirana) was overbooked, there were tumultuous scenes of rejected passengers at Friedrichshafen Airport (Bodenseekreis). According to the police on Sunday, 39 people could not be boarded on the flight of the low-cost airline Wizz Air due to internal rebookings of the company.

The rejected vacationers let their frustration run wild on Friday and refused to leave the waiting room. Eventually, customs and police officers had to calm the crowd. According to the police spokesman, there was no replacement plane. The people, some of whom had travel times of several hours, had to leave the airport.