Slow news day in STL?

[humveedriver]

A SWA flight diverted to an alternate airport and the news all but second guesses the crew's decision to divert, because no one else diverted. I guess they were disappointed that the pilots didn't crash because of severe weather thus ruining a good story..

Chesterfield, MO (KSDK) - A Southwest Airlines flight had to divert to Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield Sunday evening due to heavy weather.*****

The Boeing 737 aircraft was carrying over 130 people on a flight from Denver to St. Louis, and was scheduled to land at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Lambert was not closed at any point as the weather moved through, and it was the pilots of the Southwest flight that made the decision to land at the alternate airport after circling for an extended period of time.*****

No one on the aircraft was injured, and officials at Lambert are working to bus the passengers back to the terminal at the airport.*****

No additional flights were forced to divert as a result of the weather.***** **********

KSDK


- weather at STL during the time period was 4sm with TS @ 1851 central.

http://w1.weather.gov/obhistory/KSTL.html

 

[DUBLINFLYER]

That was a proving flight

 

[BoilerUP]

Southwest uses SUS is an alternate for STL?

 

[EMBPILOT1]

I live a few miles from SUS and have never seen SWA or any other airline land here, so yes it is news!

 

[humveedriver]

I live a few miles from SUS and have never seen SWA or any other airline land here, so yes it is news!

I didn't realize SUS was a GA airport. So they probably tried to wait out the storm and got caught low on fuel. Maybe a little embarrassing, but way better than pressing a TS or landing in a field.

 

[Baronman]

Yeah the story is vague. While not optimal better to get her on the ground right with coordination from dispatch.

They did mean to land there right? This isn't a mistaken airport story right? (Never been to Spirit of St. Louis myself, have no idea if they're alike).

 

[centralpilot]

I live a few miles from SUS and have never seen SWA or any other airline land here, so yes it is news!

Yeah, I've never seen anything that big land at Spirit!

 

[Always deferred]

My in-laws live 2 miles from SUS. Would love for service to begin to SUS!

 

[EMBPILOT1]

I didn't realize SUS was a GA airport. So they probably tried to wait out the storm and got caught low on fuel. Maybe a little embarrassing, but way better than pressing a TS or landing in a field.

I agree, was just commenting on how this is news. Better this news, than crashing without fuel somewhere.

 

[Britpilot]

Just the "media" attempting to manufacture news.
Nothing to see here, move along.

 

[Always deferred]

Yeah, I've never seen anything that big land at Spirit!

Sometimes when we're visiting STL I do some GA flying out of SUS. I often see an all-white MD-80 there. Any idea whose it is? Also, a few ex-Comair CRJs were parked there a couple years ago.

 

[StopNTSing]

I often see an all-white MD-80 there. Any idea whose it is?

Probably ConAir (US Marshals). Is there a prison nearby?

 

[Brett Hull]

I live a few miles from SUS and have never seen SWA or any other airline land here, so yes it is news!

Sometimes when we're visiting STL I do some GA flying out of SUS. I often see an all-white MD-80 there. Any idea whose it is?

I think a lot of hockey teams, and maybe even baseball, have been flying on their chartered Air Canada A319's and MidEx 717's in and out of SUS for the last couple years or so, haven't they? USA Jet operates a couple all white MD-80's also. May have been them. They were flying Paul Ryan last week.