Originally Posted by
PLeblond
Also if projected lengthy fix, the plane would sit there in MAN and the crew would be stranded until its fixed, or ferried home only to have to ferry a new crew to retrieve the plane.
Easier to return to base if a reasonable distance, swap out another plane and crew. Fewer disruptions to the overall system.
Yes, for sure easier to fix at FRA but the crew would not have been stranded at MAN with 4 flights a day just to FRA & some of them stay over at Manchester.