Originally Posted by
peasant
Minor injuries will mean things like bruises/ scrapes, not broken bones or anything requiring hospitalisation. No way do you disrupt 300-400 peoples' journeys because of that in my view. Yes, the flight will be a bit messy (liquid spills everywhere!) but a diversion/ going back to SIN could well mean a 12 hour delay
Tend to agree. It's hard for anyone who wasn't there to make a judgement on whether a diversion was necessary or not. If there was no threat to the integrity of the aircraft, and no injuries beyond first aid, a decision to divert would not be taken lightly.
And surely, if anything, it would be a medical diversion not an "emergency landing".