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Old 1st Dec 2016, 06:49
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You do have the advantage of Spanish as a native tongue here - does he really declare a fuel emergency? To formally declare an emergency, the "Mayday mayday mayday" call would be necessary.
No - he doesn't declare a Mayday - just a fuel emergency. Hence the other aircraft on approach continue to request vectors and descents, taking up the time and attention of the controller.
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