Walter, To clarify ATC doesn't divert aircraft. The pilot or company does. ATC can only deny approach clearance if the vsby less than one quarter mile. (Carrying passenger/freight for hire.) Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "W Wilson" <wlw-jr@att.net> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 4:17 PM Subject: Re: [Sky-1] Re: NW Question > Being the instigator of numerous cancellations as a dispatcher many a time > and have to code them, it is indeed difficult to decide actually what to > blame the cancellation on if both are present. Sometimes you pick one of > the other and let it ride since neither make the airline directly > accountable for the cancellation/delay. From what I see from this flight, > it was ultimately cxld due to weather..then once finally off the gate...it > diverted because of ATC..not cancelled because of ATC. > > Walter > DCA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "allan9" <exatc@neo.rr.com> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 14:51 > Subject: Re: [Sky-1] Re: NW Question > > > > I have a dumb question. How can a cancellation beause of weather > conditions > > be reported as due to air traffic conditions? > > > > Al > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David M. Knies" <david@knies.org> > > To: "The Airline List" <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>; "Blaine Thompson" > > <blainethompson@hotmail.com> > > Cc: <Skyone@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:35 AM > > Subject: [Sky-1] Re: NW Question > > > > > > > > > >