Perhaps a better option would have been to not use Norfolk Is. At all. However, the acute commercial/patient considerations and the almighty $$ dictate otherwise. Extra fuel? It is not cheap in the pacific. An extra dollar per litre would add thousands of dollars to the cost base. Landing charges/customs? Cheaper at NLK than Auckland? Less track miles via NLK. Save hundreds in airnav charges and get a very crook patient to AU quicker.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing and none of us were there that night but have gotten away with it with luck in similar situations.
Last edited by The Banjo; 10th Dec 2017 at 21:04.