Originally Posted by ozstamps
Sadly our fearless Prime Minister has been on national TV saying UA Captain made a WISE decision and he applauds it.
OK, i'm struggling to decide how the UA captain should have responded, but perhaps the blame culture that is prevelant in the US (and becoming increasingly so elsewhere) is part of the issue. However, I still don't understand why they declared a full emergency at SYD (That's probably the busiest airport in the southern hemisphere, no?) for what was clearly a marginal decision!
BTW - Bruce, thanks for your gracious retraction of the earlier comment...