To the guys and girls who fly the 737 on here, how many chances would have these guys had to identify their mistake leading up to applying thrust? How would the departure even look on the flight display? 90 degree turn at rotation?
All movements were on 34 due to the strong northerlys, so how they planned a 27 departure is puzzling.
The scariest part was their lack of understanding or corrective action even after quizzed by ATC as to what they were up to and why they had turned. Maybe they were doing a return duty and were highly fatigued (if that’s even possible?) - how else could one explain the complete lack of awareness?