Originally Posted by
atakacs
My thoughts exactly. Sorry but WTF?
[LATER] ok, on second thought, I will agree... better safe than sorry. Still...
Transat pilots are required to call Mayday for any reject. They also fly to various places in the Caribbean and latin america where ATC coms (and efficiency) are substandard and they had issues during rejects (in Cuba): ATC did not understand the words reject/stopping and cleared the other aircraft to land. Consequently the Mayday call is now required to improve the safety especially in these countries (and pilots use it as robots at any destination even if it may not be necessary).