On 16 December 2016, EVA Air flight 015 (with 353 people on board) was only 40
seconds - 0.5 nautical miles laterally and zero feet vertically - from crashing into a
mountain.
The American controller becomes increasingly impatient. She ignores EVA’s request for
a heading confirmation and, instead of using standard phraseology, ‘Turn right, heading
xxx’, asks patronisingly, “EVA 015 heavy, what are you doing?”
In a short-tempered tone, the controller instructs them to, “Turn southbound now!
Southbound now!”.
EVA AIR 015
On 16 December 2016, EVA Air flight 015 (with 353
people on board) was only 40 seconds - 0.5
nautical miles laterally and zero feet vertically -
from crashing into a mountain.
The American controller becomes increasingly
impatient. She ignores EVA’s request for a heading
confirmation and, instead of using standard
phraseology, ‘Turn right, heading xxx’, asks
patronisingly, “EVA 015 heavy, what are you doing?”
In a short-tempered tone, the controller instructs
them to, “Turn southbound now! Southbound now!”.
EVA AIR 015
