Overheard on April 28th, 2009 near PBI:
Palm Beach Center:
“United 12345, climb and maintain 3,000.”
Spirit 12345:
“Spirit 12345. Climb and maintain 3,000.”
[pause]
“And thanks for the compliment!”
Adam Green
via e-mail
Short Final
Key Takeaways:
- An air traffic controller near PBI mistakenly addressed a Spirit Airlines flight as "United 12345."
- The Spirit pilot acknowledged the instruction, clarifying their airline identification.
- The pilot humorously added, "And thanks for the compliment!" in response to being mistaken for United.
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