Originally Posted by
bd95
It's a bit odd to divert to DUB rather than the well-equipped airport with a cross wind runway 14 miles up the road which acts as one of the main divert points for the N Atlantic, but BA are increasingly doing this. I guess DUB is a fairly big European station for them but they have no presence at BFS.
The wind was just as bad at BFS apparently, also no presence to handle pax at short notice - last flight if the day! The EI flight also diverted to DUB - FWIW.
From a personal point, as I live 5 miles from BFS I reckoned that was where we were off to until the announcement. Being returned to a closed airport at midnight where there is now no public transport or taxis was a bit tricky for some.
At least Hertz were excellent by meeting me in the car park with the docs all prepared at midnight so I could head home. 👍