intererstiing to hear what you all had to say. it is quite reasonable for the pilot to deicide whether the turn would put him into trouble and hence tell the controller.
i can also sense that some of you guys think that 737s shouldnt really get piority over our pipers and cessnas, in fact why should they! thats why ryanair has a customer service desk for delayed passengers!
finally what does CAT mean...the only CATs i can think are clear air tubulence and catagory