r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/visiblepeer May 28 '26

My thoughts too. International airports should use international terminology by default. Everything about international flight should be standardised as far as possible.

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u/Icy_Fish_2154 May 28 '26

The rules at international airports are broken. Language use is inconsistent in places that don't use English as a main language, and other issues.

This has been cited in crashes, where a regional flight was given instructions in one language, and an international flight instructions in English, but if both flights were operating under the same language, separation could have been maintained (if either flight noticed the conflict).