There were 10 reported incursions at Midway this year. The vehicle can be seen on the visual crossing the 'hold short' line, an area near a runway it should not cross for safety reasons. She repeated that same instruction two more times.īut the training vehicle, which responded it received the correct communication, still failed to follow the instructions.
Cross runway 31 left, hold short of runway 31 center.' The traffic controller can be heard in the audio, instructing the vehicle to: 'Cross runway 31 right, hold short of runway 31 center.'īut it appears she misspoke and corrected herself, saying: '.I'm sorry. A female traffic controller replied, asking them to 'hold short of runway 31 center,' which the source said 'means to stay in place, do not make any attempts to cross the runway until given permission.' The source said the Fire Department employees asked the tower for instructions. They were in communication with traffic controllers, who monitor and give instructions on movement in the airfield. According to the memos, Fire Department employees were in the training vehicle, including the trainee driving and an instructor.