Originally Posted by
krismiler
Guess which airline. A clue, it’s Irish and they even publish league tables of pilots taking extra fuel.
Originally Posted by
bean
But 2 out of 3 actually landed just above minimum and there were 4 low fuel maydays to Valenci that day
I was going to mention that...
Flight International reported on it and gave the fuel figures for the three RYR aeroplanes. They all departed and diverted with sufficient fuel, but ATC delays at Valencia caused the Maydays. As a result only one landed slightly below minimum. Apparently a South American long-haul that did not declare a Mayday landed with
very low fuel.
You need to be well ahead of things in situations like that. Seeing ATC 'becoming overloaded' and declaring a Mayday early kept them safe.