“...fill up...”
Planes usually carry enough fuel for the flight plus reserves. They don’t fill up; fuel is heavy and is costly.
If the pilot taxis too long or finds out there are greater head winds on the flight after gate departure, he would then return to get more fuel.
He was doing the right thing.
I do trust the Pilot was doing the right thing assuming there was no screw up initially. However, it would have been nice if he had let us know why he had to essentially abort the landing, pull up, change directions, etc. He said nothing. The plane was pretty quiet. THats when the guy next to me said “the copilot must be flying this thing.” ....I Like when the pilot keeps us informed on developments. Thanks.
Just sayin', when I used to fly (single engine) whenever I got fuel, I filled the tanks up all the way.
ML/NJ
Back in 1968 I was a new recruit in the Air Force; was on a flight from Lackland AFB to Chanute AFB in Illinois. We landed hard, full brakes and thrust reverser going, then silence. The Convair 880 stopped on the runway, quiet as a mouse. We had run out of fuel...