I know nothing of the DUB incident, but strongly doubt the controller was either trying to p*** the crew off or make idle conversation!
Of course he wasn't, I never meant that he was. It was just this incident that got me wondering how can it be that in such a professional field like aviation, where every i has to be dotted and every t crossed, an ambiguous term like soul can make it in there as an industry-wide term, when its only real meaning takes its origins from religion......which we all know is THE root of all confusion in the world! why even the replies to this thread can't agree on when its meaning and when/if it should be used.....7 persons/11 souls on board....wtf does that mean???! The flightplan form only has a space for POB...why not SOB then too?