senior dispatcher
it must be nice to live in the non real world
if your airline says...we won't carry extra fuel to JFK and we would rather you divert during the construction, or in this case, declare...
then you have to put up with it or jump through alot of hoops.
I know part 121 as well as anyone here...
the flying world has never been more cost conscious and by that pushing the envelope.
we both know the 767 could easily have carried another couple of hours of fuel...but they didn't...and it is cost...even pennies matter...and that's the name of that tune.
Ihope P51 guy will find out the truth for us...even if it boils down to the captain had to pee really bad!