Originally Posted by
VinRouge
I would have a brief discussion with ATC emphasizing the situation to ATC though, together with any margin above declaring a Mayday.
That is also what everybody else would be doing in that exact same position unless they have loads of extra fuel for no reason. Having multiple airplanes declaring mayday in the same TMA due to fuel on a fair weather day is not normal (nor it would be even on a stormy day). As I have written in another post, it is fine if ATC takes some time to coordinate diversion / routings, just highlight it to regulators / operators so that everybody can plan accordingly. No pun intended to the specific airline, they fully abide by the rules.