Would be interesting to hear a NY TRACON controller's view of this. There might be another side of the story that European pilots are unaware of. It's a commander's prerogative to choose the route of flight of course. But when things are heated, as they were, you better be avoiding for good reason. No "for comfort". Buckle up!
The video is a good click bait, but we can't reality tell what was going on in the involved parties' heads.
Last edited by 172_driver; 24th Jul 2018 at 23:09.