While taxiing at London 's Gatwick Airport , the crew of a US Air
flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came
nose to nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller
lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771, where
the hell are you going? I told you to turn right onto Charlie
taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's
difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get
it right!" Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was
now shouting hysterically: "God! Now you've screwed everything
up! It'll take forever to sort this out! You stay right there and
don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi
instructions in about half an hour, and I want you to go exactly
where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got
that, US Air 2771?" "Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded.
Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell
terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody
wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her
current state of mind. Tension in every cockpit out around
Gatwick was definitely running high. Just then an unknown pilot
broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking: "Wasn't I
married to you once?"
flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came
nose to nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller
lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771, where
the hell are you going? I told you to turn right onto Charlie
taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's
difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get
it right!" Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was
now shouting hysterically: "God! Now you've screwed everything
up! It'll take forever to sort this out! You stay right there and
don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi
instructions in about half an hour, and I want you to go exactly
where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got
that, US Air 2771?" "Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded.
Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell
terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody
wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her
current state of mind. Tension in every cockpit out around
Gatwick was definitely running high. Just then an unknown pilot
broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking: "Wasn't I
married to you once?"
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