Alan,
Why do you consider this attitude to be nonsense? You go flying - it costs.
I am always amazed that any pilot thinks that they deserve a free landing
when things go pear-shaped. Airports such as the three mentioned in your
account are not charitable organisations so why should you get a free
landing even if the circumstances are beyond your control - I assume the
weather you encountered wasn't forecast? Presumably you anticipated paying a
landing fee on arrival at Shoreham, so what caused you so much grief about
paying one at Southampton?
Yours in amazement,
Simon Miles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Burrows" <alan@kestrel-insurance.com>
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Controlled air space article
> <alan@kestrel-insurance.com>
>
> Just as an aside to this thread. I was on a flight from Guernsey to
> Shoreham last week and had to divert into Southampton due to weather
> (snow and very low vis.). When we landed at Southampton we were told
> they would not wave the landing fee as we had not called a Mayday or Pan
> so it was not considered an "emergency divert". They were quite
> insistent, but so were we about not paying and after having the matter
> referred to the airport manager we won the day. Anyone else experienced
> this kind of nonsense ?
>
> Alan
>
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