bozodog Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 The German air traffic controllers at Frankfurt airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some ammusement that a Pan Am 747 listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, signed Speedbird 206.Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven."The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know wher you are going?"Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?"Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, and I didn't land." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamuskrat Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 lolwonder if they understood what he meant, better yet did they get upset Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rv56 Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Good one... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robroy Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 that one got me laughing straight away Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tictoc5150 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 LOL...ouch, that's gotta sting a little Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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