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Korean Air KE037 diverts to KMSP
Korean Air flight 037 diverts to KMSP due to poor weather conditions at ORD. But Asiana Airlines flight 236 arrives at ORD. (flightaware.com) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
it is the pilots decision to divert. maybe his intended time of landing and the present weather conditions didn't look to good to land @ ORD. sure, it is costly but, safety is #1.
There are a huge number of regulatory and commercial factors that play into a decision when to divert and where to divert. One not mentioned is how to best accomadate the PAX onboard who 9 times outta 10 are not going to end up in Chicago-but connect to ongoing flights. I am not sure of the affiliations Asian and Korean have with US carriers but MSP does have better connections than Rockford, GRR or MKE.
The Captain is not the only one making 'the call' or doing it blindly without input from operations and customer service. Diverts can be very expensive if you end up in Midway (Island, not Chicago)...
ORD was a mess that night...Actually Saturday we set the record for Chicago rainfall at almost 7" in 24 hr period with a train of TStorms rolling through.
The Captain is not the only one making 'the call' or doing it blindly without input from operations and customer service. Diverts can be very expensive if you end up in Midway (Island, not Chicago)...
ORD was a mess that night...Actually Saturday we set the record for Chicago rainfall at almost 7" in 24 hr period with a train of TStorms rolling through.
comment by jee lee. true, why fly into when they know the holding pattern will consume more fuel. airlines have enough fuel to divert without any chance of no fuel. this would occurred if in a holding pattern. nothing new.
I looked closely at this case and i found out that, Asiana airliners flight 236 departs Seoul ahead of KE037 so Asiana 236 got inside the ORD airspace and had to circle around many times until he got clearance to land at ORD. But on the other sider, KE037 wasn't in the ORD airspace and was near MSP airport so the captain made the change to divert to MSP rather than go to ORD and circle for a long time because maybe they didn't have enough fuel...
If there are any questions about WX (weather) ahead/behind ck WX.com (NOAA weather), in text for pilots and radars are avi for the novice flt aware which I am sure are few! Thx for the info Alistair! Out
i found this:
http://theweathercentre.blogspot.com/2011/07/chicago-storms-72211.html
and this:
http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/july-22-storm-damage-126026413.html
So perhaps Asiana flight 236 landed after this storm moved out. Just a guess...
http://theweathercentre.blogspot.com/2011/07/chicago-storms-72211.html
and this:
http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/july-22-storm-damage-126026413.html
So perhaps Asiana flight 236 landed after this storm moved out. Just a guess...