VS130 VHF Failure

[javelin]

Virgin A330-300 reported VHF issues and London refused to accept them.

Ended up in Cardiff

Seems a bit silly in these days of CPDLC and accepted radio issue procedures ?

[FlyingStone]

CPDLC doesn't work very well in the terminal environment, and it's far easier to accommodate NORDO aircraft at a low-traffic regional airport than at one of, if not the busiest part of airspace in Europe.