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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
It's cold but one issue I can think of is cost. Airlines would lose a lot of money dumping fuel, making unscheduled stops, refueling, delays, passenger compensation, etc. Not to mention all the red tape and bureaucracy of landing in a foreign country and foreign medical treatment, etc. This is stuff that might not necessarily be reclaimable.
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I remember a few years ago, we had to make a medical emergency stop in Turkey. On board, Turkey immgration/customs spent 3 hrs going through passenger lists and whatnot red tape for that land. I think I recall someone saying it cost $250,000... but I could be wrong, or have a totally different currency.