Another true story
This happened late one evening when my wife was working operations control. This was obviously the crew's first time at RDU.
She had already given the numbers along w/ gate assignment to the crew. The conversation with as follows.
Crew: Raleigh-Durham this is five-seven-five coming at ya. Confirm gate assignment.
Self: Five-seven-five gate assignment is ten that's one-zero.
Crew: Raleigh-Durham copy ten one-zero
Self: Affirmative five-seven-five.
Crew: Raleigh-Durham we're on the ground.
Self: Five-seven-five copy on the ground.
Crew: Uhhh Raleigh-Durham where is our ground crew?
Self: Ground crew on the ground at gate 10 that's one-zero sir.
Crew: Raleigh-Durham, I thought you had jetways at this airport.
Self: Affirmative on the jetways five-seven-five.
Crew: Raleigh-Durham WHERE IS THE GROUND CREW????
Self: Five-seven-five..the ground crew saw you land, but where are you? Identify your surroundings, sir.
Crew: Raeigh-Durham, we are parked by a DC-9, tail number niner-two-five and there is a UPS stretch 727 on the other end of the terminal.
Self: Copy that sir. Sir, I strongly suggest you announce a gate change. You have parked yourself at the Air Freight terminal.
Crew: Ugh oh! Copy gate change.
Crew announced a gate change and arrived several minutes later.