Sorry, i donīt agree.
Why were they at that position at that time?
Other flights, e.g. IB, diverted miles to the east.
Thatīs when/where it started!!
testpanel, good point - or you could say is started by not fitting the new pitot heads. Aircraft have been flying around for decades with pitot heads fitted that don't ice up - I find it difficult to believe that a modern aircraft of this complexity was not fitted with pitot heads that did not ice up!
Is it normal to have 3 pilots on a trip of this length?
VC10man, yes - it's a function of the duty time - above a certain figure (depends a bit with operator and Flight Time Limitation scheme) you are required to have a "heavy" crew.