Originally Posted by
jrl767
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)
SFO was closer than LAX. Last time I checked, SFO can accommodate a 767
. I think operational factors did enter into the equation. It's not like there was smoke in the cockpit (in that case I agree, nearest runway period). Edit: Appears they might have started heading for SFO and then redirected to LAX along the way
Originally Posted by
jrl767
per FR24, it’s the same jet (N840MH)
Ya I noticed that too, guess they're confident in being able to repair it overnight