A quick-thinking air traffic controller managed to guide five people to land safely at Cork, courtesy of SMS. Despite a radio communications blackout on board, the pilot managed to use his cell phone to establish contact with the air controller, where the latter used consecutive text messages to guide the plane onto the runway safe and sound. This is truly an achievement in human creativity, and it goes to show where there’s a will, there’s a way. Good thing there was reception up in the air that helped preserve the lives of all five on-board. I guess they’re going to be ambassadors of text messaging for life.
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