Outcome
Heard the tape on the local news this morning a couple of times.
Pilot clearly says he doesn't have fuel for the 70 mile diversion to GFK, can't wait the 20+ minutes until landing, but then manages to wait just fine and lands after the end of the airshow practice.
In other words, it sure looks like the flight crew got caught in a lie.
So what would be the outcome?
ATC can be heard on the tape getting quite cranky, in their position many I think would meet the flight at the gate with a large piece of pipe.
Or is this common, in which case I ask how ATC can tell a real emergency from an exaggerated one?