I have some real drivel in this thread. I have to admit I heard the same when BA attempted an engine out transatlasntic flight.
I don't know what UAE's rules are, but taking the FARs (§121.565 ) as exemplary, the rules are
Two engines: Nearest suitable airport in point of time.
More than two engines: Nearest suitable airport unless the pilot determines that it is at least as safe as the nearest suitable airport.
I don't see how in the world one can say attempting to fly toDubai is at least as safe as landing in Nova Scotia or even Europe.. I understand arguments about inconvenience and the cost, etc., but the word convenience doesn't appear in FAR 121.565. By the way, wasn't there any inconvenience by landing short in Kuwait.
(The same arguments apply to BA replacing Nova Scotia, Dubai, and Kuwait with Los Angeles, London, and Manchester.
I know people have done ion one engine (I have) but we're talking about air carriers.
