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lxgr • yesterday at 9:54 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Not in the industry, but I think ground stops might actually not be a regular/automated procedural thing for inbound international flights in the way that they are for domestic flights.

As for asking already airborne flights to turn around, those coming in over the ocean might simply not have a non-US alternate airport available with their fuel remaining, so that's often not an option.


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aschla • yesterday at 10:10 PM

Every flight over an ocean has a set of pre-planned diversion airports.

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