B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Dispatch Dispatcher
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Company Policy
I had two flights scheduled to depart EWR. One flight was scheduled to go EWR-ZZZ. The second flight was scheduled to operate EWR-ZZZ1. Both of these flights are operated on a B757 aircraft. This could be a safety issue for ATC and even the Dispatcher as having two flights departing at the same departure time; same aircraft time and the flight numbers being 1 digit off from one another. I modified the flight number for ATC to avoid any potential confusion for both ATC and the Dispatcher who relieves me.
Dispatcher reported they changed an aircraft's call sign due to a similar sounding call sign departing at the same time.