깁슨은 “파일럿은 그가 연습 때 배웠던 것처럼 판단을 내렸다”며 “그는 가장 안전한 방법인 여객기를 아들레이드로 회항하는 방법을 선택했다”고 전했다.
"The pilot would have had to have made a judgment call, like he was trained to do, and he decided to bring the flight back to Adelaide, which was the safer option.