Originally Posted by
shorthauldad
The pilot came on and explained to (in German) that since he'd been unable to reach anyone at LHR he'd just phoned home to LH in MUC on his mobile to get them to phone LHR and pass on the "tug gone AWOL" message ...
How the h-ll is it possible that a pilot of an aircraft on the ground at LHR can't reach ATC!?