Originally Posted by
paully
As you well know, Thomsons for some reason regularly divert to MAN when it suits them and its often convenient to blame Leeds weather. The event you are alluding to has a bit of a hole in Thomson`s (and yours) argument. The aircraft ahead and the one behind it managed to land there without problem. The question you could pose is why did Thomsons inconvenience their passengers and not for the first time..
When you understand the reasons (which you probably never will) then you will understand why some aircraft will be able to land and some will not - just as the 3 LS aircraft diverted the night before. Perhaps he wasn't willing to ar$ around at a ridiculous airport with reduced fuel just like LS the night before and BE the morning after.