Originally Posted by
Hrkdrivr
Interesting. I didn’t get an ACARS a coupes weeks ago, although it was a strange setup.
On our last flight of the day we had to divert to the alternate. No ACARS on the way to the alternate nor when we initialized for the leg back to the original destination.
Although we knew we were extending, the only indication from the company was on the LATT worksheet on the flight plan addendum. The LATT for “without extension” was blank and the “with extension” had the correct time.
I think the ACARS messages only come between pushback and takeoff. If you’re already airborne and get rerouted or put in holding they extension is automatically applied…cause you’re in the air. If you diverted and signed a release with a LATT extension already applied, there’s no need for the ACARS message cause you can still be reached by phone.