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Old 29th Dec 2012, 21:31
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Perhaps some who have more knowlage of ths incident would like to comment on the rumour that one RYR aircraft was kept in the hold dispite requests for a diversion for so long that the captain had to tell ATC that he was compelled to take up a heading to the diversion airfield without ATC clearance.
The incident, including the radar tracks, are well documented on AVHerald under this link News: Thunderstorms in Madrid on Jul 26th 2012, landings, diversions, fuel emergencies and Ryanair The summary also clearly states the amount of fuel on board at the time the crew chose to divert and compared that to the flight plan diversion fuel (based of course on a diversion from the destination). In contrast, their position at the time of diversion can be deduced from the radar tracks.

I have no personal comment on this incident to add, and instead invite others to read the report including the conclusions from the IAA. Both the facts of these incidents and the report by the IAA should be read carefully and not just skimmed over. Beware of those who may like to build "strawman" arguments in order to lead others down a wrong path and hence to false conclusions. Some people and organisations are skilled at manipulating facts in order to masquerade at honesty, when in fact it is simply a smoke-screen presented to divert attention from the actual issue.
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