Originally Posted by
givemewings
If one of the crew has past experience into that airport and not the other, may also be a factor - I recall UPS6 trying for Dubai because they knew the airport and didn't want to be floundering around in a new airport environment by going to somewhere only fractionally closer / "better" looking
The Air Canada Gimli glider 767 that ran out of fuel they landed @ Gimli even though the airport was closed and was a drag stip. One of the pilots had done some training there and remembered the place.
You never know where you might end up going back to, alway pay your bar tab!