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Old 30th Jan 2012, 05:50
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suninmyeyes
 
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Presumably ATC cleared him to land.

Sometimes an early decision to divert is a cop out. It can take skill and experience to get an aircraft safely and legally to destination in adverse conditions.

I don't know the details of this situation but it's quite possible he had committed to landing at Accra before the end of the runway became blocked.

I think you will find the flight landed legally and without knowing all the facts it would be wrong for anyone to infer the pilots acted irresponsibly.
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