I know that this is an open forum, but do we really need to put up with clowns nursing a grievance and who have never commanded anything bigger than a row boat?
Holding, especially at the end of a long flight, is a high threat environment.
Nice quote George. "I am a QF pilot I have had a long day, and I to need to hold??" absolves this pilots actions?
You my friend have just added to the ignorance of what was a serious incident.
Is Sydneeey.... any different to Heathrow, JFK, Hong Kong or Shanghai?
By criticising what I believe is constructive pilot input adds to the pilot big QF big jet syndrome. This is a stuff up, accept that, accept the criticism and move on.
The more I read the defence of this incident only reaffirms my belief that Australia is living under a big fish, small pond syndrome.
This was a serious incident, now we need to justify the circumstances because it was QF?