The pilots of a TAP Air Portugal flight from Lisbon to Nice in the Côte d’Azur got themselves into a very confusing conversation with air traffic control after they tried to ask for an expedited approach for landing when all of the toilets onboard stopped working. The request from the pilots of the Embraer E190…

The plane’s toilets weren’t working. The air traffic controller understood “pilots” for “toilets.” You can read the transcript or listen to the voice recordings.

  • andyburke@fedia.io
    22·
    4 days ago

    This is some of the worst ATC I have ever seen. Not sure how these pilots could have been clearer about the situation.

    • AreaKode@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      4 days ago

      Heavy Portugese accent vs heavy French accent. I’d have difficulty understanding either one!