Originally Posted by Cofyknsult

Hard to understand why they would have backtracked to CDG frm MXP when ZRH was open, running and on-time. Flying MXP-ZRH would have caused minimal delay to 64's arrival and positioned the aircraft to operate 65 on time or close, nothing like a cancellation.

This is a problem I have found with AA for years, legitimate diversions followed by inept rerouting and disastrous operating consequences, not to mention inconveniences to passengers. They seem to fixate only on sending planes to where they have their own handling.