Callsign "CANCEL"

[goldox]

Just watching Flightradar24 and an Air France A320 F-GHQK passed overhead at Henley heading southeast showing callsign "CANCEL".

Is this just a bad signal and can't resolve callsign or might there be a more exotic explanation?

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Just that the crew has not input the correct "callsign". The "callsigns" you see on Flightradar24 or SBS are not always the real callsign..

[goldox]

OK I see, many thanx (again) HD.

[chiglet]

For a laugh, [at Christmas....etc] we would change callsigns to any [up to] seven alpha numerics...SANTA1 RUDOLPH ,,we never did Speedbird 110 Charie Kilo....but someone did Trans World Training.....:ok:

[Chuchinchow]

For a laugh, [at Christmas....etc] we would change callsigns to any [up to] seven alpha numerics...SANTA1 RUDOLPH ,,we never did Speedbird 110 Charie Kilo....but someone did Trans World Training.....

Oh what riotous times they must have been! The rest of us are ROFL at your jolly japes. Whatever next?

[arearadar]

Working in Flight Clearance at Gatwick on Christmas Eve 1966 a chap phones up to file a flight plan or book out (can`t remember which).
Bell Jet Rangers had hardly been heard of at that time.

When he got to aircraft type he said Jet `Reindeer`.

My reply was......you must be `avin a larf, mate !!

Happy Days.

Dave :O