"Jim Macklin" wrote in news:
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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

You're missing the point. This is not a wind change. No one is suggesting
turning the other planes around. The appropriate action would be to STOP
the flow of traffic until the aircraft with the emergency was safely on the
ground. Presumably, depending on separation requirements, they may still be
able to continue releasing traffic as long as practical until the emergency
aircraft is within some range. And yes, as a result, some delays might be
caused in the DFW schedule that day.

But guess what? Stuff like that happens... What do they do when there are
hurricane-force winds or severe thunderstorms? They deal with the problem,
some planes get delayed, and everybody ultimately gets safely to their
destination.

Same happened here, but had the fuel emergency been more severe the delays
caused by a crashed airliner trying to circle to land would have been much
more significant...


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

I agree with you 100% here. In fact, I would go as far as to say that most
news stories contain significant innacuracies or ommissions in order to
sensationalize and emotionalize the reader/viewer/listener.