Re: Runway incursion incident at CDG 10/01/06?
Shuttleworth
Thanks for that. There was so little heard on the freq that I was beginnining to think I'd imagined it. The AF said nothing (as far as I could tell anyway although there may have been a French language tx that I missed). As the Tower controller stopped the AF he also told the crosser to 'expedite crossing'. I didn't hear anything from that a/c either but I'm sure they had other things on their minds!.
Although there was about 2000m at the time, when we taxied past the tower the top was very definately IMC
I agree it is shocking. Everyone knows that dual language ops causes problems (deaths actually). I go to CDG a lot so it could be me next. Last time I think only one poor chap was killed. This one could have been a heck of a lot worse. Those A340s use a lot of runway and this one would definately still have been on the ground at the crossing point (unlike many a/c that are airborne by then). Nasty.
What will it take for them to speak English only?