Why would a jet fly 1 hour in the wrong direction, to pick up fuel, when such a small quantity was available at bastion? DXB/OMDW is only 2 1/2 hours away, so why fly in completely the wrong direction for an hour, extend your next leg by an hour, when fuel is already available at OAZI? What makes no sense is they would have reduced their MTOW by flying up to OAIX, 5000 feet up, with significant terrain issues and required climb gradients, when topping up at OAZI would have made far more sense with far less gradient requirements.
I am guessing they dropped or picked up at Bagram, why they are claiming they didnt is anyones guess.
Last edited by VinRouge; 27th May 2013 at 02:46.