Yellowknife Tower:
“British Airways, this is Yellowknife Control.”
[No response.]
[Long pause.]
Yellowknife Tower:
“Cherokee XYZ, this is Yellowknife Control.”
Cherokee XYZ:
“Yellowknife, this is XYZ.”
Yellowknife Tower:
“We gave you the wrong transponder code on takeoff; please change to 1234.”
[Pause.]
Yellowknife Tower:
“We mistook you for British Airways.”
Cherokee XYZ:
“Easy mistake.”
Chris Holloway
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