Clickbait - the plane had to divert because of bad weather, and once on the ground, the pilot refused to fly the next leg to their original destination once weather cleared.

It’s not as if at cruising altitude the guy just walked out of the cockpit and said “I’m on break”.

Garbage site, garbage article.

"Pilot legally isn't allowed to keep flying." would be more accurate.

And browsers need to start blocking history stuffing.

A few years ago, I experienced a similar scenario as the passenger. I was flying from Baltimore to Chicago. Bad weather forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

By the time it was safe to take off again, the rules declared that the pilot and copilot had been on-duty too long to resume flying. Thankfully, the plane also contained the off-duty pilot, copilot, etc. that were commuting to their next flight. Those guys started their work day earlier and we were back on our way.

Why is this supposed to be unusual? I see lots of articles calling this “bizarre” and whatnot.

Pilots do this every day, there are legal limits to how much you are allowed to work.

Heads up, this site adds a lot of garbage into your history.

Had to hit back like 5 times to get back here