Originally Posted by
CZAMFlyer
Why is this shocking? What do you think was done poorly? Nothing was omitted, and SOPs were followed, and the captain made the best decision given the info he or she had. That the procedures may require amending is conceded, but this and a thousand other similar incidents are what improve commercial aviation.
Bottom line, the next flight should not have happened. Either the SOP were not followed, or they were deficient. Which it is does not really matter.
(It appears there was a warning, but it was dismissed.)