On 21 December 2023 a Boeing 787-8 crew inbound to Manchester on a day of significant weather-related flight disruption over northern England, decided to divert to their nominated alternate East Midlands but when a landing there was denied, the flight proceeded to the nearest available alternate, Birmingham. After a windshear-related missed approach and subsequent low fuel MAYDAY declaration, a second approach led to a successful landing but with significant use of final reserve fuel. The operators of East Midlands and Birmingham airports subsequently revised their procedures for determining and communicating capacity for diversions and prioritising flights declaring low fuel emergencies.