The following is supposedly a true story. To be included, besides
being true, the story is most likely strange, weird, surprising, or
funny.
The German controllers at Frankfurt Airport were a short-tempered
lot. They not only expected you to know your parking location but how
to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some
amusement that we (PanAm 747) listened to the following exchange
between Frankfurt ground and a British Airways 747 (radio call
Speedbird 206) after landing.
Speedbird 206: "Good morning Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of the
active."
Ground: "Good Morning, taxi to your gate." The British Airways 747
pulls onto the main taxiway and stops.
Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, ground, I'm looking up the gate location
now."
Ground (impatiently): "Speedbird 206, have you never flown to
Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, in 1944. But I didn't stop".
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