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Old Jan 31, 2017 | 6:51 pm
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Originally Posted by foppishbum
I was in Kihei, Maui last week and on the drive back from Lahaina, I tracked AA161 on approach to OGG (21-Jan-2017). It was very windy that day and for some reason, the flight circled twice and was diverted to HNL while AS 737, HA 717, AC Rouge 767 landed at OGG on schedule. I still don't know the reason for the diversion...very puzzled. Made me wonder if it is due to the differences between Airbus and Boeing...

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Not Airbus and Boeing generally, but probably weight and balance, range and tolerance for winds and particularly crosswinds of each specific aircraft type: Airbus A321-200 vs Boeing 737-800. If it is range, they porobably couldn't speculatively line up and go around more times without infringing on fuel reserves.

I'm wondering if they'll replace the A321S with another aircraft eventually - the A321neo, with a range of 6,500 km (3,500 nm).
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