Thomsonfly 'Too wet' runway hits holiday flight

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This thread was transferred here from R&N because most of the original input was generated by people whose knowledge of aviation is based on either Microsoft Flight Simulator, or staring out of an aircraft or airport window. Rarely on PPRuNe have I read such comprehensive tosh - a little knowledge is clearly more dangerous than previously thought.


For the record - Tfly pilots do not divert flights to get home early, nor to avoid the use of hypothetical discretion, nor to avoid scheduled ferry sectors. Decisions to divert due to weather are made by the Commander: This decision is always based on a sense of self-preservation, backed up by experience, published safety and performance data and a raft of other factors, including commercial practicality and customer needs.


Anyway - over to Diggles, Ducki & Co, who are capable of making much greater fools of themselves than I ever could...