The SLR plan is not that difficult to interpret ,and a management pilot who helped write them can't really use that as an excuse.

The actual block time, chock to chock, CBR to MEL was only 1hr 02min, exactly as one would optimistically expect if all went well with no further significant delays.

Quite possibly the parking brake was released in CBR knowing full well that the spirit and intent of the SLR was well and truely blown. But who knows for sure.

Apparently one approach in MEL and then not enough fuel for anywhere else but CBR.

Poor chaps must have been a wee bit weary. Its tiring enough when all goes well on this flight let alone trying to deal with this kind of crap during your body clocks low ebb, Dubai time.