Originally Posted by Daniel_

Many years ago, a pilot friend of my mother's told me he'd been co-pilot on a commercial flight to Germany in the early 60's (to this day I'm not sure if this is a joke or a true story, but I love it).

After the landing, the pilot couldn't understand the guidance to the terminal and asked for clarification.

The tower came on the radio and said "Haven't you been to [name of town] airport before?"

The pilot replied "yes..."

"...but only once, and it was dark, and we didn't land!".