Pilot accidentally caught in flirty mix-up with air traffic controller

By LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 20:53, 17 May 2026 | Updated: 20:53, 17 May 2026 A pilot accidentally got caught in the middle of a flirty over-the-airwaves exchange between another pilot and his air traffic controller wife. The awkward moment occurred as the pilot radioed in to the Camarillo air traffic control radio tower in California at the same time the other pilot was talking to his spouse. 'Back to work, love you,' the first pilot was heard telling his wife.  The other pilot then chimed in asking for guidance on a Tower En Route Control (TEC) route:  'Hey Camarillo tower, we love you too. So we'd like to get a TEC route, if possible, to Santa Monica.' The red-faced air traffic controller then explained: 'That's my husband flying over.' 'All right, that just got way awkward,' the pilot responded.  'That's okay, he does that sometimes,' the air traffic controller replied. The exchange took another turn as her husband chimed back in on the frequency and said: 'I'm still here. You flirting with my wife?' A pilot accidentally got caught in the middle of a flirty over-the-airwaves exchange between another pilot and his air traffic controller wife. (File photo)  The awkward moment occurred as a pilot radioed in to Camarillo tower in California  The embarrassed pilot replied: 'No comment.' The wife then clarified that her husband wasn't actually angry, but the pilot still responded that he would give himself 'a little time out.'  The exchange went viral online, as viewers chuckled and joked about the incident.  'Your wife? You mean our wife?' one user wrote on Instagram.  'When your real husband and your work husband find out about each other,' another said.  'How cute was that "bye" though,' another commented.  'We love you too.” Was such bro vibes, and how he put himself on timeout,' one user laughed.  On Facebook, another joked: 'Love is in the air?'  It remains unclear what airline or flights the pilots were flying.   The Daily Mail reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration for comment.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.