A Frontier Airlines flight bound for Atlanta had a close call with service trucks while taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday night, according to air traffic control audio.
In a recorded transcript of ATC communications, the pilot alerted ground controllers that two trucks had cut in front of the aircraft on the taxiway, forcing the crew to brake suddenly.
“Hey ground… did you see this?” the pilot said, according to the recording. When air traffic control responded that it had not, the pilot added, “Two trucks just cut us off… we had to slam on the brakes over here.”
Air traffic control confirmed it was speaking with Frontier Airlines and relayed the report to ground crews, stating that two trucks had cut off the…
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