"Due to heavy traffic, Air Traffic Control has put us into a holding pattern. We will be delayed by 5 or 10 minutes. We apologise for the incompetence and thank you for your patience"
or 
?Paul
No, he really did, SWMBO confirmed it
Lost in translation, or not?
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Lost in translation, or not?
On our descent into Singapore a short while ago the the co-pilot announced...
"Due to heavy traffic, Air Traffic Control has put us into a holding pattern. We will be delayed by 5 or 10 minutes. We apologise for the incompetence and thank you for your patience"
or ?
Paul
No, he really did, SWMBO confirmed it
"Due to heavy traffic, Air Traffic Control has put us into a holding pattern. We will be delayed by 5 or 10 minutes. We apologise for the incompetence and thank you for your patience"
or ?Paul
No, he really did, SWMBO confirmed it
It's not a 'bird', it's an aeroplane or an aircraft 
Re: Lost in translation, or not?
Had to read it again to get it because my mind substituted the usual word for "incompetence"
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Re: Lost in translation, or not?
The pilot sneaked that one in, methinks.Cheers, Mike.
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