Originally Posted by
N830MH
Runway I wasn't aware of the weather condition but, isn't too bad at all. Just a short rains and doesn't have any much longer. They should be respected to followed the specific rules.
Short rains and wet runways are not the only factors. Thunderstorm wind speeds (steady-state as well as any gusts) can drive crosswinds that are out of limits, depending upon where the cell is with respect to the runway centerline. They also have turbulence, low-level windshear, and some cells even have microbursts in them. They should indeed be respected
(expected?)for following the specific rule because that's exactly what they did by not making an approach at FLL and instead diverting to MCO (not JAX).
Originally Posted by
BonzoESC
Airline operations are already a difficult balance between safety, customer service, and profitability; contingency planning is successful when it upsets this balance the least.
Precisely!