Eastern Wiseguy - notwithstanding company sops etc....
The wind today at EGSS was gusting in excess of 60kts at times, about 50-70 degrees off runway heading. One A/C tried twice to get in but had to go around, and eventuall called a PAN. EGGW was getting near to the limits with regards to capacity on the tarmac and was not able to take many more divs (halfway through the morning they declared they could take 3 more, then would be unavailable) - hence why the A/C in question
may have gone to EGGP.
Shaggy Sheep Driver - there is no such thing as a 'fuel emergency' - a PAN is what is mandated to get priority... however, some ATCOs might let it slide, or maybe the phrase is just semantics (are you getting confused with the old call "fuel priority?) - a PAN call due to low fuel could be termed a "fuel emergency" in the same way a PAN call due to a sick passenger is a "medical emergency"
