Originally Posted by
peter we
It will be interesting what Ryanair do, they have no pressing commercial need to fly.
What apart from that being how they make their money?
back to topic....
These jets set off when they were under the impression airspace would open this evening. BA are not the only airline flying in. Qatar, Thomas Cook, TUI and some others have all begun approaching LHR.
They most likely took a calculated risk of diversion after the earlier possibility that airspace may open.
Regardless of what you think, financial reasons are not going to force an airline to send their aircraft through areas which they think is going to cost them millions more in damage than the continuing stoppage.
Let us not now use this as an excuse to berate anybody. Airlines are staffed with personnel (or are able to call on the expertise of other people) who are far more qualified to make these judgements than the self proclaimed saviours of aviation on both sides of the line on here.
Slowly though it came, it appears that data has been gathered, manufacturers have been consulted and various boffins have come to the conclusion that it is time for a more directed approach to the airspace closure.