Originally Posted by
cwatters
Perhaps someone more knowledgable than me could help the OP understand some more of the reasons why a divert for fuel might be required. For example not being able to fly at the planned height or ????
A good example could be the failure of a system in flight after departure, ie..ant-ice system becomes inoperative during flight. The route of flight would have to be adjsuted to avoid known areas of icing conditions.