SAR price

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There's an opinion among my collleagues that pilots are often reluctant to declare an emergency to avoid following charges. Are SAR paid by airlines for every particular incident?

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the worry is not about the charges.

it is about keeping your airline from appearing on the front pages. here (in germany) yellow press will turn a simple inflight diversion due to wx (no approach attempt at dest, just flown to alt) into an "emergency landing - passengers fearing for their lifes bla bla......"

the press is making up 'news' and there's no way to stop them from printing lies. even if u win in court, your image is damaged and thats almost impossible to repair.

same press corps wants to fly for 50%off.