FlightFollower“Be More Professional” — Emirates Pilots Shut Down Rude JFK ATC
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00:10-02:29 - Incident in LaGuardia Airport 02:30-07:19 - Emirates Pilots Shut Down Rude JFK ATC On December 9, 2025, after an Emirates A380 landed at New York JFK, a changed taxi route from air traffic control confused the crew, who also failed to switch to the instructed Ground frequency. When the controller later followed up, the pilot complained that the instructions were unclear and objected to the controller's tone, advising them to be "more professional."
Timeline
00:10-02:29 - Incident in LaGuardia Airport 02:30-07:19 - Emirates Pilots Shut Down Rude JFK ATC On December 9, 2025, after an Emirates A380 landed at New York JFK, a changed taxi route from air traffic control confused the crew, who also failed to switch to the instructed Ground frequency.
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Development of the situation
When the controller later followed up, the pilot complained that the instructions were unclear and objected to the controller's tone, advising them to be "more professional."
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Response or continuation
Timestamp: 00:00-00:10 - Intro 00:10-02:29 - Incident in LaGuardia Airport 02:30-07:19 - Emirates Pilots Shut Down Rude JFK ATC On December 9, 2025, after an Emirates A380 landed at New York JFK, a changed taxi route from air traffic control confused the crew, who also failed to switch to the instructed Ground frequency.
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Accident Facts
- Incident date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Aircraft
- A380
- Airports
- JFK (New York JFK), LGA (New York LaGuardia)
- Reconstruction
- 7:28
Audio from the original air traffic control recording, sourced from public recordings and released investigation records. The reconstruction, animation and written account are our own.
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