Originally Posted by wilp888

So I'm on UA891 from LAX to NRT yesterday and ran into foul weather at NRT and all the incoming flights were on a half hour holding pattern for landing. I was listening to the chatter on channel 9 and especially the conversation between NW1 and the NRT tower. NW1 was trying to request to jump the queue because it didn't have enough fuel for a 1/2 hour hold. That's kind of scary to think that an international flight over water didn't take on enough fuel for possible weather related delays! Are some of the airlines trying to save money by loading less fuel for flights? NW1 finally had to divert to Haneda because NRT flight control refused to let it land ahead of other holding flights. I don't think I would be taking any Northwest flights in the future.