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		ktallett 58 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with s... Perhaps that decision needs to be removed from the airline and there needs to be an independent decision maker there.

jacquesm 58 days ago [–]

Pilots are ultimately responsible for the aircraft, that's pretty much set in stone but if ATC would tell them to divert they would unless there already was an emergency.

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