CHILLING audio has exposed the moment that air traffic controllers lost all contact with planes approaching a major US airport.
One pilot was left asking,” Approach, are you there?” as controllers were met with radio silence in the terrifying recording.
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The tense moment marks the latest development as travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey endure the ninth straight day of delays caused by staffing shortages.
A system outage at the airport last week caused all air traffic controllers to lose the ability to see, hear, or talk to planes landing at the airport for 90 seconds.
During the outage, a United Airlines pilot flying from New Orleans radioed the controllers at least five times as he begged for clearance to land at the busy airport, which is just 12 miles outside of New York City.
The desperate flyer was met with about 30 seconds of silence over the air as he asked if anyone was there, according to a recording on LiveATC.net.
Finally, a controller responded after the systems came back online.
“United 1951, how do you hear me?” the controller asked.
The pilot replied, “I got you loud and clear, United 1951.”
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