There are still things to consider like duty of care etc.
If they turned that flight around and it exploded mid-air on its way back there would be huge outcry from the community. Assisting it to land and disembarking passengers to avoid that from happening is everyones responsibility. Just because one destination is more islolated than another means nothing.
Would you be ok if one of your family was on that flight and rather than get all the assistance necessary to land the flight was made to turn around? Even worse if something catastrophic occured on the return leg and nobody survived.
This is one of those issues that shows the world is not yet ready to be a global community.
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