Originally Posted by
sailingfun
In defense of the crew It’s possible that the crew thought they might be getting a tower to tower clearance. We did that on the shuttle now and then. Delta certainly needs to take a hard look at operations especially at the regional level. The MEM to HSV divert recently is eye watering.
Disregard the MEM to HSV divert. It was an old event that popped up in a news feed. Still listening to a crew declare a fuel emergency with 10 minutes of fuel left to fly 120 miles is a bit attention getting.