Flight numbering
Oct 11, 2021 | 5:28 pm
#1
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Flight numbering
Flight 422 and 522 approaching CLE same time one from DEN other MCO pilot confusion with ATC taking wrong clearance they should not use similar flight numbers approaching same airport at approximately the same time.
Oct 12, 2021 | 5:46 am
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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422 is SEA-DEN arriving around 4 am and 522 is DEN-CLE departing around 2 pm. Most airlines try to avoid scheduling similar flight numbers to the same city at the same time but delays can happen and mess up the best of plans. Different airlines also can have similar flight numbers at the same city at the same time. Pilots and air traffic controllers are also used to listening up and ATC will issue a warning to a flight if another flight with a similar callsign is on the same frequency at the same time.