Originally Posted by
IQuitEagle
This does nothing to alleviate what is clearly ****-poor judgement by the flight crew. Arguing with ATC, and loitering while trying to coordinate with company to try and get in (regardless of whether they should have been permitted to or not), while having no extra fuel to do so, instead of heading the 70 miles away and landing with a safe amount of gas, is inexcusable.
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Originally Posted by
knobcrk
Yea it may be open to scheduled carriers but it doesn't mean they may not ask you to hold or something. Even the tower told them they can bring them in in about 20 minutes without an emergency.
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Clearly, this is a case of managementitis. Reminds me of the AA CP who insisted on landing in Little Rock with an IOE F/O in a thunderstorm and ended up killing people (including himself). It seems they were more concerned with the additional costs the divert would incur rather than the safety aspect of running out of gas.
The NOTAM that should have been filed was that two Allegiant management dorks were flying so everyone else could be on guard.