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Old 12th Jul 2007, 13:25
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Cuillin
 
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The guy wasn't short of fuel - he had more than enough to safely divert to his alternate - he just didn't want to go there. It was a nice day and he had a few things go against him - a normal day at work. Hardly comparable to Avianca. He wasn't just about to drop out of the sky.

I am not quite sure what you are getting at. I answered the question you raised.
He arrived at his destination with less than the required fuel at destination (despite a priority approach), had no ability to hold at destination, therefore, he should have diverted (safely & legally).

Everybody else got it right that day (and got delayed) - why couldn't he?
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