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Charles Curtis

Canadian air traffic controllers jokingly tried to divert the Panthers from landing in Edmonton

How badly does Canada want a Stanley Cup after decades without one?

Here’s your answer: so bad that even Edmonton air traffic controllers are out here joking with the pilots of the Florida Panthers’ charter flight, with audio that was captured and shared on social media.

The jokes: “I’ve got about a two-hour hold for you, or whatever it would take for you to be low enough on fuel that you’ll have to divert from Edmonton.”

The back-and-forth between pilots and the ATC members is kind of amusing, and there’s a Gary Bettman joke at the end there. Sit back and enjoy:

Panthers Delta Charter Encounters Hostile Canadian Airspace (Audio ON)
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