Passenger caused The 'MAYDAY MAYDAY' / ATC Recording #aviation

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Recorded Device: Yaesu FT-60R

[bckyy]

That "Ohhh Great" is probably the most compressed versions of a bunch of swear words I have ever heard on ATC.

[haweater]

"Oh Great", meaning flight canceled, return to gate, aircraft now out of service until slide replaced.

[Paintballpro]

That "Oh great" was a nice 5 paragraph summary of everything he wanted to say right then and there, saving his energy for the paperwork I see.

[RichardPhillips]

“Oh great” = a metric ton of paperwork

[spoileddiva]

That "oh great" was really Yosemite Sam swearing, on the inside. You know the paperwork was insane.

[SpeedDemonDon]

That “oh great” really made clear how much he regretted not calling in sick that day😂😂😂

[justtubing]

This passenger should never be allowed to fly again. Go Greyhound.

[cmanmaxwell]

"oh great"

You hear anything that sounds like emotion on the coms and you know it's bad.

[dalegreer]

ATC is so professional. No extra comments or wisecracks, or even excitement, just "JetBlue 161 roger, we'll send somebody out."

[Subcomandante]

"oh great" perfect understatement :)

[brnmcc]

That had to be shocking to the controllers, you don't often get a Mayday call from an airplane that's holding on the taxiway and not even moving.

[AlexLopez-jrpu]

Everyone is commenting on the cost of the slide being expensive. The cost of that flight being cancelled can be well over $100k in just the ticket sales alone. Once you factor in the costs of equipment, investigations and other resources, you can easily push beyond $200k

[HondoSauce]

As an air marshal, this is the kind of situation we train for and hope it never happens. Solid work by the LEO

[sonnenkrieg]

A1448 is the chill dude you find in a COD lobby just vibing and making friends while all hell breaks loose around him

[brandonhamilton]

It's so real how frustrated both pilots sound. They are just trying to do their jobs and get back home. Some weirdo screwed it all up.

[datboi]

That is the most calm and professional sounding rage I’ve ever heard 😂😂😂

[sleepy]

That "oh great" hurts deep in the soul. He knows how much extra paperwork he just got dumped on him.

[grendul]

Amazing call by Tower to double check the slide.

[northygames]

dude this was fantastic communication. Everyone did an absolutely stellar job

[JPF]

That is exactly how it is supposed to go. Clear concise communication and cooperation. The 1448 crew yeah we agree with that and holding. Keep everyone safe.