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Old 14th May 2011, 02:35
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kiwi grey
 
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Why Hamilton?
Apart from all the other reasons, perhaps a good choice?
Let's think about it ... maybe something is badly broken, and the aircraft could end up blocking its landing runway for some period, perhaps a long period.
What are the practicable choices?
  • Go on to Wellington: single runway, NZ's busiest airport, hub of the entire Air NZ Domestic network, potential traffic disruption catastrophic;
  • Go back to Auckland: single runway, NZ's principal international port of entry & exit, hub of trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman operations, potential traffic disruption major; or
  • Divert to Hamilton: hub of insomnia, a place that makes Palmerston North look exciting, potential traffic disruption negligible or less
No choice, really
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