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Old Aug 14, 2019, 6:44 am
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Originally Posted by enviroian
Flight aware shows the flight turning SE towards STL from NE Missouri. It almost looks like ORD was the same distance diversion wise. Wonder why they wouldn’t fly to their hub instead.
Landing and takeoff slots at ORD are tightly controlled, whereas (as other posters have mentioned) STL has very little traffic these days.

There's also the matter of where to park the plane while the passenger is deplaned and additional fuel added. ORD has major construction at the eastern end of the field where the International carrier hardstands usually are. Depending on how many planes were parked over there (I usually spot at least one Etihad bird), there may not have been room, and the area around T3 is already congested enough without adding a 772 to the mix.
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