Originally Posted by
Gibon2
From the linked article (which may or may not be accurate):
As wiggy says, I'm sure the decision was made carefully after considering the pros and cons of all the options. But I'm curious as to why landing at another airport in Mexico would not have been preferable. Crew issues? Lack of horse-handling facilities?
First post -
I'm not sure I buy KLM's excuse:
Self correcting after four hrs. Whew, that was a close call.
I'd stick with "I'm sure the decision was made carefully." The people making the decision to divert an airplane 4-6 hrs aren't taking the decision lightly. Wide body diversions are a big deal at an airline. Narrow body flights, on relatively short flights, isn't as big a deal.