Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
All ICAO needed was a word which made the situation 100% clear to ATC but not the publicly well known Mayday.
Could be "Perth - we have alpha fuel"
The media will beat this up every time Mayday is mentioned as if everyone is about to die! Glad I don't own an airline!
The benefit of having to cal Mayday is that it publicly names and shames operators who send out planes with not enough fuel.