I was a bit surprised at the company's explanation of the decision to abandon a diversion to Southampton because it would mean flying back into the storms
NATS said the plane had been on course to divert to land at Southampton Airport but this would have meant "flying further into the storm at that time".
Rather than slate the operator off at every given opportunity how about getting the facts correct ... It was National Air Traffic Services that stated a diversion to SOU would have encountered the storm ... Whilst the aircraft has weather radar, providing that that had not been damaged by the electrical problem, who has the ability to see the Cumulus Nimbus clouds on radar, NATS or the spotters on a forum?
'SAM' is an en-route beacon, of course it would have been heading for the Southampton Airport beacon!