CAL to Cairo

[IAHERJ]

United is easier to say than Continental. At Continental we have basically two types of pronunciation. Those from the Northeast who say "Cut-en-intel"(seemingly struggling)and those from the Midwest and South that say "CAaaaal" and those who think they are somehow important(and this goes for other airlines as well) who say "CAaaaaal's one forty-eight" or something like that. Was behind a Delta 767 one night who checked in every time as "Delta's one fifty-nine HEAVY" at altitude, with the various center controlling agencies. Finally, I followed suit somewhere around Boston right after him with "Boston good evening, Continental's, yes apostrophe "S" possessive forty six HEAVY right behind him level three-three zero." I don't know if the controller got it but someone else on frequency did. We heard a "that's good"...

And that was my five seconds of humor that trip.....

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

To add to this.....

Any Toolbag on frequency who calls himself "The" (as in "The" United 123, or "THE" Jetblue 123) deserves a beating........with extreme prejudice........Chuck Norris Style!

 

[Quimby]

To add to this.....

Any Toolbag on frequency who calls himself "The" (as in "The" United 123, or "THE" Jetblue 123) deserves a beating........with extreme prejudice........Chuck Norris Style!

Agreed. Along with "XXX's 524" or whatever.