ethics? (I realise the absurdity)
Just wondering about ethics of refiled flight plan.
It is surely obligatory that the fuel on board will permit the flight to reach the filed destination with all required minima according to forecast weather enroute?
If I understand correctly this would necessitate an original filed flight plan filed to a destination closer than, in this case, DXB, and then making an AFIL enroute.
If the aircraft departs with the filed destination being different to the destination to which the passengers intend to travel via the advertised direct non-stop service, is this a case of deliberately misleading passengers?
Taken to a further level, could this be considered as attempted kidnapping as you have, by filing a flight plan, legally stated that your intention is to bring the passengers to a destination that they do not wish to fly to and there has been no attempt to get their agreement to the rerouting.
Just a thought.
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