Originally Posted by
Luray
I am not an airbus pilot so can't verify latest report on that incident. Rumor is that they misunderstood fcom. FCOM states that you need 180% of extra fuel ,but they just multiplied it by 1.8
Silly mistake but incredible luck.
That still does not explain why they barely made it half way to Novosibirsk, unless they were already close to minimum fuel before their aborted landing at Omsk.