Originally Posted by Proudelitist

I don't know about this kind of thing. For one thing, other passengers may have tight connections and a needless diversion could add several minutes to the flight..or worse if they lose landing slots. Unless the flight is way ahead of schedule, it also adds some strain onto air traffic controllers and has even been determined to be the cause of a crash

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteu...nes_Flight_706