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AA jet refused permission for emergency landing in Costa Rica
A "miscommunication" blamed for late night snafu as American airlines jet requested emergency landing at LIR. Tower said "sorry, we are closing in 10 minutes, go somewhere else" (qcostarica.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
That’s illegal. DCA has a curfew, but they have ATC guys just in case something like this happens.
The US did the same to Air Transat in 2005, same old...
https://www.aviationpros.com/home/news/10436318/passengers-allege-canadian-jetliner-not-allowed-emergency-landing-in-florida
https://www.aviationpros.com/home/news/10436318/passengers-allege-canadian-jetliner-not-allowed-emergency-landing-in-florida
I call BS. In fact a quote from the article contradicts the headline: "The pilot did not declare an emergency and chose to return to Varadero, a decision made by the pilot and Air Transat control center ''because the company has access to maintenance staff at this airport,'' the charter airline said in a statement Monday."
The article says the crew asked to land at Ft Lauderdale, but was directed to Miami because customs would be open. In any case, it is incumbent upon the crew to be direct and concise and use international (ICAO) terminology when dealing with ATC, particularly in a foreign country.
Far be it from me to criticize that crew, but if I lost a piece of the rudder and had potential control issues I would definitely declare a Mayday Mayday Mayday and tell ATC where I was going, not ask.
The article says the crew asked to land at Ft Lauderdale, but was directed to Miami because customs would be open. In any case, it is incumbent upon the crew to be direct and concise and use international (ICAO) terminology when dealing with ATC, particularly in a foreign country.
Far be it from me to criticize that crew, but if I lost a piece of the rudder and had potential control issues I would definitely declare a Mayday Mayday Mayday and tell ATC where I was going, not ask.
Read the full news: LIR controller was not informed of any emergency
i posted that last week in my comments but thank you
Why divert all the way up to Guatemala city and not Managua?