Air China and JFK controller exchange

[Jason Le]

An interesting exchange between Air China 981 and JFK air traffic control...

In a high traffic environment like JFK there is no time for this!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=85f_1397193429

[Philip Argy]

I'd have taxied them to an outfield holding position until they put someone on the radio that spoke English!

Air India 301 this morning at YSSY turned onto Alpha 3 instead of Alpha 4 as directed (and copied).

[Stephen Brown]

I have heard something similar in Sydney with an Air China 747 confusing being told to hold at Alpha 1 and line up RWY 16 right. Some shouting was involved.

[Jacob L]

Oh Dear -

Don't most airlines have an english test that pilots have to pass before stepping into the seat

[Grahame Hutchison]

I have heard a YSSY ground controller giving taxi instructions to a China Eastern aircraft, after they vacated 34L on the Alpha 2 Rapid. After several attempts to get a correct read back of his instructions, the controller had to ask the aircraft to stop immediately, until they cleared things up.

[Matthew Chisholm]

I shouldn't laugh but geez that's funny.

[Othman Al Saud]

It is quite funny that many of these pilots from MU, CZ and I don't know of CA but the the listed have many of their flight crews trained in Australia