Further on from that, I’d much rather stay in Australian airspace than continue on to Bali. At least having one of the parties that speaks English as their first language would make a difference. I’ve had to turn around back to Australia whilst in Fijian airspace and that was a debacle, good thing it wasn’t a full blown emergency.
Just curious JB, like in all the Boeing checklists for OEI ops it mentions “plan to land at the nearest suitable airport”. Does the same exist on the Airbus?
I do also agree that the nearest physical airport may not necessarily be the best option. But considering that they may not be familiar with Australian airports and they had flown over ASP just before, that was just an easy decision for them?
