Originally Posted by wizele
A loophole allows him to enter Bordeaux -- which lies several hundred kilometers closer than Paris -- as the fictitious destination for his fuel calculations. "Major deviation would therefore no longer have been possible anymore," says Gerhard Hüttig
This has been discussed here before:
a) It is not a 'loophole' but common practice and an approved procedure on long-range flights
b) WX avoidance is not normally a MAJOR diversion and would almost certainly have been considered.