Unruly smoker forces Vancouver-bound Lufthansa flight to divert to Hamburg
Unruly smoker forces Vancouver-bound Lufthansa flight to divert to Hamburg 'He tried to light up a smoke ... he apparently tried to open the back door at 38,000 feet' This man was removed from a Lufthansa flight bound for Vancouver after passengers say he tried to force open a door. (Dan Iosh) A Vancouver-bound Lufthansa flight was forced to divert from Munich to Hamburg after a passenger's erratic behavior threatened safety, according to a fellow passenger. Lufthansa officials confirmed that flight LH476 was diverted to Hamburg where the passenger was removed. Hamburg police confirmed that a rescue crew, including a doctor, met the man and diagnosed him with a mental disorder. He was taken to a local psychiatric facility. There is no active police investigation into the incident. 'Once we got in the air he got more and more agitated and he tried to light up a cigarette' - Dan Iosh, fellow passenger "It was reported tha...