Originally Posted by PassportPlump

I often use SKYW to commute. Is it a policy to disclose to people that the weather in XYZ city requires an alternate?

The last 3 flights I have been on the Captain has said something along the lines of, “Welcome aboard..........the weather in ABC is just below our minimums and we have an alternate of XYZ.”

That means nothing to 90% of the people on the airplane, they just hear we might go rob xyz instead of abc. I don’t understand why guys do this but it causes panic for some people in the back the entire way to the destination city. Not good in my opinion. I just had to sit next to a lady and assure her that we should be good to land and to make sure to tell the pilot he is a hero for landing in 3 miles of visibility on the way off.

We landed. She actually said it. He said “Thank you.”

Can’t make this stuff up.