On Oct 8, 11:48*am, jeremy wrote:
Dave wrote:

* To our surprise, we were in

Amsterdam (as originally intended) and not Brussels! Nothing was said
after the "divert to Brussels" announcement - but I have no doubt
that, considering the skipped fuel stop, they had the choice of making
the landing or ditching in the North Sea.

Dave

* Keflavik International Airpor is well equipped and highly secure, with two
runways: 02/20, 3054 x 60 m, and 11/29, 3065 x 60 m. All approaches are free
of obstruction, and the airport is equipped with today´s most advanced
approach systems. Runways 11 and 20 are Category II; runways 02 and 29 Category I.
* * * * However, its reputation as a tech or refuel stop is somewhat hampered by the
often inclement weather. Many other easy diverts between there and your
destination, so I doubt that fuel was that important. Also, the Greenland
flight path is usually over Southern Eire, and the only reason to go so far
north would be to avoid weather, and it probably cleared.

JJ

So far as I could tell, weather wasn't a problem in Iceland - we were
under a high overcast, but otherwise the visibility was good. Further
East we were in the soup continuously until landing. I have no idea
what other possible landing sites were like that day - they don't
usually share that info with the passengers. I did wish that
they had kept us posted on what was going on at the time. Origin of
the flight was Sondre Stromfiord.

Dave