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Pilots’ Request for a Toilet Break Turns Into Emergency Alert After Hilarious Misunderstanding With Air Traffic Control (www.paddleyourownkanoo.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, but at least then you know that you've done that, because it'll display it on your screen.