"Jim Macklin" writes:

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.

The other 12-30 airplanes have not declared emergencies.

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?

It's not up to the pilot to justify his emergency, nor is it the controller's
role to second-guess him.

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.

If there is nobody on the runway, he has a clear shot. If he's out of fuel,
it doesn't really matter, as there may not be any other options.

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