Originally Posted by
NYBanker
Could you help me understand this?
Was the weather so bad they didn't think they could fly through it?
Or were there unexpected headwinds that required more fuel?
Conditions so bad at their destination that they figured best to set down 500 miles early at a DL field to let it pass?
There were tornadoes on the east coast Tuesday. Springfield Mass had a pretty major one. I am guessing they were given an arrival delay that they could not do with fuel on board. It looks like they landed in MSP, refueled and waited out the arrival delay.