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Two American Airlines Flights End Up with the Same Flight Numbers

62 points · 34 comments · samch

kayson · 1791056882 · focus · HN ↗
It's even worse than just the same flight number. Both were at PHX, one landing, one taking off at the same time. Kudos to a clever ATC for preventing what could've been a catastrophe: <a href="https://youtu.be/93lLXNsWp9Q" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/93lLXNsWp9Q
1. Sophira · 1791057425 · focus · HN ↗
  The YouTube video you link to is actually about a separate incident from the one described in the article. The video is about an incident involving two AAL2482s near Phoenix; the article is about an incident involving two AA5083s near Providence.
  It's the same idea though; one was inbound, the other outbound, and ATC had to distinguish between the two.
  [edit: Corrected locations.]
2. oatmeal1 · 1791063519 · focus · HN ↗
  The probability of it becoming a catastrophe was infinitesimally low with the existence of TCAS.
  1. cucumber3732842 · 1791072295 · focus · HN ↗
    Not to mention the huge WTF factor of them being in different parts of their flight and the instant issues that would cause when the ATCs try to do anything with them.
    "Hey why did you just tell a flight that's on approach to taxi"
    "What do you mean they're right here?"
    "No they're on final you twat"
    "No this is Patrick"
    ????????
    <issue straightened out>
3. [deleted] · 1791072203 · focus · HN ↗
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