Hi Boredcounter,
the Maersk info was brought on by Kellmark, the selfproclaimed "Professor of Aviation"
as an example why the chinese have a better dipatch system than the EU!!! I merely quoted it and assumed when it comes from such an highly source directly from the land of the "knows it all" it is fact checked.
But anyway, accrding to your info, it looks actually like a combined f...up of BA Ops and the Cockpit.
Nice to hear they did not try to load this **** on you!
An old rule says: Extra fuel is no substitute for brain, but if you are in doubt about conditions at your destination it is a good idea to cover for that!!!
FAA probably think, due to their superior flightwatch, they can make bad wx just go away
