It takes less time to fit the Tulsa to DFW flight into the
flow of traffic than it does to turn 12-30 airplanes out of
the way to turn the airport around. DFW, unlike many
smaller airports never has a slack time, there are always
long sequenced flights.
Departing Tulsa, by jet, to DFW is not a long flight...why
did they have a "fuel emergency," did they depart without
fuel, did they have a leak?
If the flight had insisted on landing 17, then it could
easily have taken 30 minutes to get them a clear shot at the
runway.

BTW, I have NEVER seen an accurate report on TV or in a
newspaper of any airline accident or incident. NEVER!


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
| Jim Macklin wrote:
|
| How many "outraged" posters have ever flown into DFW as
a
| pilot? For ATC to turn the airport around takes about
half
| an hour, even if all they do is tell all the other
airplanes
| to go away. ATC did fit the "emergency" into the
traffic,
| which seems to be the better solution.
|
| And if the airliner had run out of fuel and crashed short
of 31, do you
| still like this better solution?
|
| I actually can't believe you wrote the above. Did someone
forge a post?
|
| Matt