Narrative:

Numerous aircraft deviated between the complexes due to weather. Aircraft X was given direct to lndiz prior to entering the ckb sector. Ckb initiated a hand off on aircraft X to the mor/bry sector in ZDC. As the aircraft neared the boundary; the 'controller' from ZDC called on the shout line to tell us to put aircraft X over hvq because 'his supervisor didn't want the aircraft in their center'. I asked if he could override the supervisor in this instance and he replied in the negative. I informed the right side of the situation and he turned the aircraft away from ZDC airspace. We coordinated with ZID that aircraft X would be on the heading that they would see during the hand off initiation and that we would turn him back to lndiz at the boundary when he was clear of ZDC's airspace. I made a point out to the mor/bry sector and mysteriously a point out on the very same aircraft was fine with them and promptly approved. Moments later; aircraft X needed to deviate for weather. The deviation turn took him back toward the original flight path that ZDC was adamantly against him following in the first place.it is not uncommon for controllers from ZDC to refuse flights from ZOB. It seems that most of the time they do so is because they are spacing and don't want the extra aircraft. It happens even when weather is involved. They can't take a hand off on aircraft routed through their airspace; but have no problem taking a point out for some odd reason. Its one thing to be lazy when the skies are clear; but quite another when weather deviations are involved. We are here to provide a service; but that doesn't seem to apply to ZDC. We've actually had pilots on frequency admit that they file routes that avoid ZDC airspace because of how bad they are. When ZDC doesn't play ball with the centers around or the pilots that they 'serve'; they run the risk of creating traffic saturation in airspace that surrounds them. That could lead to very risky safety issues.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZOB Center Controller reported ZDC Center did not want to take an aircraft due to weather; so they rerouted it into ZID Center's airspace. Aircraft deviated for weather and went on original routing through ZDC Center's airspace.

Narrative: Numerous aircraft deviated between the complexes due to weather. Aircraft X was given direct to LNDIZ prior to entering the CKB sector. CKB initiated a hand off on Aircraft X to the MOR/BRY sector in ZDC. As the aircraft neared the boundary; the 'controller' from ZDC called on the shout line to tell us to put Aircraft X over HVQ because 'his supervisor didn't want the aircraft in their center'. I asked if he could override the supervisor in this instance and he replied in the negative. I informed the R side of the situation and he turned the aircraft away from ZDC airspace. We coordinated with ZID that Aircraft X would be on the heading that they would see during the hand off initiation and that we would turn him back to LNDIZ at the boundary when he was clear of ZDC's airspace. I made a point out to the MOR/BRY sector and mysteriously a point out on the very same aircraft was fine with them and promptly approved. Moments later; Aircraft X needed to deviate for weather. The deviation turn took him back toward the original flight path that ZDC was adamantly against him following in the first place.It is not uncommon for controllers from ZDC to refuse flights from ZOB. It seems that most of the time they do so is because they are spacing and don't want the extra aircraft. It happens even when weather is involved. They can't take a hand off on aircraft routed through their airspace; but have no problem taking a point out for some odd reason. Its one thing to be lazy when the skies are clear; but quite another when weather deviations are involved. We are here to provide a service; but that doesn't seem to apply to ZDC. We've actually had pilots on frequency admit that they file routes that avoid ZDC airspace because of how bad they are. When ZDC doesn't play ball with the centers around or the pilots that they 'serve'; they run the risk of creating traffic saturation in airspace that surrounds them. That could lead to very risky safety issues.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.