Jack ) wrote:
We weren't such wimps when I was an airline pilot. Unless
circumstances were exceptional (eg runway closed by snow) it was, at
least in my airline, the captain's decision whether or not conditions
were within limits. I would have thought that tonight's forecasts
suggest within limits for many operators.

Perhaps they are concerned about debris, objects, blowing around on
the ground. But it sounds an unusual decision.

Jack

Worried about turbulence spilling the Champagne in First Class maybe