Originally Posted by TheFrankFlyer;[url=tel:37255905
37255905]Having noticed this in the past when travelling back from Japan to London, this is apparently due to the ETOPS certification that Japanese airlines have vs. BA. BA can not fly as far away from the closest diversion airport as JAL or ANA can.
The ETOPS rating may or may not be the case but I doubt it. Either way it is not relevant in this case - it is purely down to the ongoing volcanic eruption in Kamchatka. ETOPS 180, which is the BA rating is more than sufficient for the LHR HND route, ETOPS 370 (which is the max rating for the A350) is more relevant to trans pacific stuff