Originally Posted by
keepitrealok
Nice rant Super VC-10, but ignorant.
If a jet has a problem that is going to cause problems with the airport - e.g. a Hydraulic leak - then he won't be allowed into OMDB, it'll be sent to OMDW, a 5 min flight away.
Local procedures. You can rant all you like about Captain's authority, if the problem doesn't occur on final, and there is time to plan for it, the jet is going to OMDW.
I am curious, everyone seems to hint that Emirites management rules the airport and airline with a iron fist. The airport consistently reported a tailwind in excess of the normal 10 knot limit both before and after the landing. If a pilot refused to land with that wind report and demanded a landing into the traffic flow would that request be honored and would he face any action from management for the delays that might cause at the airport?