Originally Posted by
AlphaWhiskyRomeo
Surely you have to put down at the nearest site if you have only 1 of 2 engines operating? It's SOP, not a choice, isn't it???
Subject to weight and height constraints, nearest may be too close to lose height safely, or there may be a requirement to dump fuel. In this case height wasn't an issue, but weight could have been. Even then, if you're overweight it might still be better to get on the ground in a controlled manner and break the aircraft than hit a bit faster and break the pax.