Another true story. This happened late one evening when I was
working operations control. This was obviously
the crew's first time at RDU.
I had already given the numbers along w/ gate assignment to
the crew. The conversation with as follows.
| Crew: | Raleigh-Durham this is five-seven-five coming at ya. Confirm gate assignment. |
| Self: | Five-seven-five gate assignment is ten that's one-zero.
|
| Crew: | Raleigh-Durham copy ten one-zero
|
| Self: | Affirmative five-seven-five.
|
| Crew: | Raleigh-Durham we're on the ground.
|
| Self: | Five-seven-five copy on the ground.
|
| Crew: | Uhhh Raleigh-Durham where is our ground crew?
|
| Self: | Ground crew on the ground at gate 10 that's one-zero sir.
|
| Crew: | Raleigh-Durham, I thought you had jetways at this airport.
|
| Self: | Affirmative on the jetways five-seven-five.
|
| Crew: | Raleigh-Durham WHERE IS THE GROUND CREW????
|
| Self: | Five-seven-five..the ground crew saw you land, but where
are you? Identify your surroundings, sir.
|
| Crew: | Raeigh-Durham, we are parked by a DC-9, tail number
niner-two-five and there is a UPS stretch 727 on the other end
of the terminal.
|
| Self: | Copy that sir. Sir, I strongly suggest you announce a gate
change. You have parked yourself at the Air Freight terminal.
|
| Crew: | Ugh oh! Copy gate change.
|
Crew announced a gate change and arrived several minutes later.
