commander who presumably often operated over the Indian Ocean he wanted to see what the approach patterns were for airfields that he might one day need to divert to? All the airfields that people are getting excited about are listed alternates for IOR ETOPS.
ETOPS alternate airports in the Indian ocean? A current check of MH System Timetable destinations and routes shows no service and no routings across the southern Indian ocean. MH does not operate in the southern Indian ocean south of Male.
