No gate, ramp closed, tornado warning, full airplane, now what?

One thing I’ve noticed on my fleet at 3 Points Air Line…it’s a stressed topic that “get ahead of the other diverts”

(Again, not that it has anything to do with your situation…this is more just thinking out loud)

We recently had 2 flights from Mexico bound for the mothership, when it got hit by storms. Both diverted to a city in Alabama, with zero customs facilities. BHM was stormed out…but, there are 4 airports I counted that they overflew/could have easily gotten to within 20 mins…that had international facilities.

We also had a 330 divert to a small, rural WA airport that’s served by my old airline…couldn’t really put my finger on why they went there.
going ugly early is certainly a thing we discuss in training and on the line.
 
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