BC Tam 2 Report post Posted May 15, 2012 Europa League - Bilbao fans fly to wrong country Some 400 Athletic Bilbao fans missed out on seeing their team in last week's Europa League final after accidentally flying to the wrong country. The fans of the Basque team had clubbed together to charter a jet specially for the match to ensure that they could not be undone by airline schedules, industrial action or any other unforeseen cancellation. There was only one tiny flaw in their plan: instead of chartered a flight to the Romanian capital of Bucharest, they chartered one to Budapest, in neighbouring Hungary. They only discovered their mistake when they landed in the wrong country, but the plucky fans immediately set about trying to make the 400-mile dash to the Arena Nationala in Bucharest by car, train or bus... though on realising that their return flight was booked for just a few hours after the final whistle, they reluctantly had to accept that they would have to watch on TV. Still, maybe they were better off not making it after all: Bilbao were well-beaten 3-0 by Atletico Madrid on the night. And they can further console themselves with the knowledge that their mistake is a common one: even the official UEFA stadium announcer at the match opened proceedings by booming out a cheery "Good evening, Budapest!" over the PA system before the match kicked off. Eurosport source: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/14052012/58/europa-league-bilbao-fans-fly-wrong-country.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y. J. Foo 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2012 Maybe they should've brushed up their geography knowledge a bit... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted May 15, 2012 Budap-est and Buchar-est. Yes, I kinda see how people can get the two confused. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted May 15, 2012 Sightseeing in Budapest definitely better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fairul 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2012 Sightseeing in Budapest definitely better. agree. especially Buda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Izanee 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2012 Budapest for sure. I agree with Fairul, Buda is beautiful! Nice museums, castles, etc etc. Pest is okay - St. Istvan Cathedral, the Jewish quarter and the Parliament are the best sights there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
