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Ukrainian minister rejected by Lufthansa resigned

Kiev, Ukraine - After being stopped in Germany because excessively drunk

Ukrainian minister of interiors, Yuriy Lutsenko, resigned after the scandal caused last week by him being forbidden boarding on a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Seoul because he was so drunk it could be a problem for other passengers (see AVIONEWS). "I am asking you to consider my resignation - Lutsenko said today before the Ukrainian parliament - and discuss the issue in my absence". The resignation...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104292
Rome, Italy, 05/12/2009 13:47
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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