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Oct 27, 2016, 1:55 pm

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Originally Posted by omaralt

i mean if it was truly an emergency they would have landed in calgary..

So YYC would have meant no industrial action conspiracy theory but because they went to YVR there was somehow a grand scheme??

Maybe it's the difference between 'we need medical attention NOW' and 'it'd be a good idea to get medical attention.' Having several crew unwell may not be an emergency per se, but can still create a need to divert.

In the end it was the Captain's decision as to where to divert - it'd be very unlikely that he'd have sought diversion preferences from the affected cabin crew before he made a decision - he would already have had details on nearby available diversion points and he chose one that regularly sees 380 service.

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