Apparently not. I know the regulations as per the above link, IE any further delay will push the aircraft into an emergency situation, but a few years ago I had a flight calling it en-route after a wildcat French strike pushed him way off his planned route (up T9), we got him a nifty shortcut from London once we had him under radar. Maybe neither of us used it correctly...
Edit: I seem to recall, at some point in my training, being told that any delays after minimum fuel being called will result in that crew scampering for their alternate, as they were at their minumum for reaching that with 30 mins left, which I subsequently learned was incorrect. Interesting.
Last edited by Una Due Tfc; 9th May 2017 at 22:05.