This morning a Q400 flew all the way down to LST, then due wx diverted back to MEL.
The wx at the time in HBA was VFR, something like METAR YMHB 202230 01007KT 9999 FEW 040 07/03 Q1024, no threat of fog at all, VFR all morning.
FCST good too.
This is not a criticism of the crew at all but why didn’t they divert to HBA? A lot easier to recover the 79 nm back to LST and the pax could even drive back if needed..... going all the way back to MEL seems a little excessive and time wasting.
Any ideas on QLink policy?