Airlines Complain About ATC's Use of Mandarin at Beijing
Claim pilots become confused when ATC speaks with Chinese pilots in their native tongue
Air traffic controllers at Beijing Capital Airport use both English and Mandarin when communicating with pilots. (Photo: Flickr: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons (BY-SA)</a> by <a href="http://flickr.com/people/calflier001" target="_blank">calflier001</a>)
Air traffic controllers at Beijing Capital Airport use both English and Mandarin when communicating with pilots. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by calflier001)