mokhzani 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2014 I could make the same mistake too...... https://my.entertainment.yahoo.com/video/airline-flies-man-grenada-instead-223015631.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2014 Did the dentist know how much he pay for the supposely 2 hrs flight (in first class) ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted June 25, 2014 Did the dentist know how much he pay for the supposely 2 hrs flight (in first class) ? Apparently he started out from the US so the price shouldn't be much different. But the agent that booked the flight - didn't they feel weird that he wanted to go to Grenada via London when he could have easily flown there through an American city (and spend less money in the process)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alif A. F. 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2014 Reminds me of a couple supposedly want to travel to Sydney (Australia) but ended up in Sydney (Nova Scotia, Canada). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted June 25, 2014 There's a Buenos Aires (BAI) in Costa Rica too, so make sure you mean EZE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted June 25, 2014 There's also: i) Manchester, New Hampshire & Manchester, England ii) Bangor, Maine & Bangor, Wales iii) London, Ontario & London, England Notice how all three involve former British colonies? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johan Z 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2014 There is a big list of American cities named after places in England: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_the_United_States_named_after_places_in_England Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alif A. F. 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2014 Places with identical place names are aplenty, but travellers (including me and you) may not have have real grasp of geography, and even many out there don't know which IATA airport code represents a particular city. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2014 Luckily none of 'Simpang Empat's or 'Simpang Ampat's in Malaysia are big towns that served by schedule commercial flights Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff R. 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2014 The topic title should read "Man books flight to Grenada and Airline Flies Him To Grenada" Being dumb enough not to notice the different spelling and presumably the flight time on the itinerary sure doesn't justify being compensated. Anyone want him as their dentist? Geoff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted June 29, 2014 Years ago I have a friend's friend coming from the USA to Kota Kinabalu. She indicated that she didn't want any help with purchasing air tickets, since it is pretty straight forward. Then on the day of her arrival, we waited at the airport and we couldn't see her. She rang again indicated that she is waiting right under the coconut trees. So we looked around for coconut trees at BKI and we couldn't find any... and we realised she must be at the wrong airport. We found out that she was at Kota Bahru instead! Poor girl had to buy another ticket from KBR to KUL and then to BKI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Tan 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2014 Years ago I have a friend's friend coming from the USA to Kota Kinabalu. She indicated that she didn't want any help with purchasing air tickets, since it is pretty straight forward. Then on the day of her arrival, we waited at the airport and we couldn't see her. She rang again indicated that she is waiting right under the coconut trees. So we looked around for coconut trees at BKI and we couldn't find any... and we realised she must be at the wrong airport. We found out that she was at Kota Bahru instead! Poor girl had to buy another ticket from KBR to KUL and then to BKI. Not the first time I've heard foreigners mixing up Kota Bahru with Kota Kinabalu. Can't blame them as both start with "Kota" and end with a "u". However, I know of way more people who get Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai confused. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites