Originally Posted by
kjnangre
Wow that would be frustrating. Looks like they really were halfway, probably an operational decision to turn around (easier to repair and more replacement planes at LAX)
ETOPS procedures are “land at the nearest suitable airport”; maintenance/repair considerations don’t enter into the decision (basically, there are defined points on the route at which the divert point changes; once they pass the last one, the crew has to continue to the destination)
Originally Posted by
kjnangre
Looks like they're putting everyone up for the night. Special flight DL9905 LAX-HNL scheduled to depart tomorrow at 7am
per FR24, it’s the same jet (N840MH)