Originally Posted by
emcampbe
I’m kind of confused.
The CBC article refers to UA changing to using other airports instead of YYR in ‘anything less than an emergency’. I’d like to know which UA flights have landed in YYR in non-emergency situations. Maybe there are scheduled flights that Im unaware of? If you’re spending thousands of $ in landing fees for an unscheduled stop, isn’t it pretty much only because of an emergency?
Westbound fuel stops in winter on aircraft that push their range limit on the route. Anytime they get a strong headwind the 757's from Europe are susceptible to fuel stops in Canada. Assume the 737Max that airlines are looking to start on TATL will have the same issue.