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Old Oct 29, 2014, 3:34 pm
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SCARAMENTO is not SACRAMENTO
Hello all,

While trying to book LAX-SMF tickets, I noticed that BA Avios booking page keeps on misspelling Sacramento as Scaramento! I got a kick out of it and wanted to share...

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Old Oct 29, 2014, 3:36 pm
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Well, Halloween is fast approaching.

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Old Oct 29, 2014, 3:36 pm
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The destination name has been changed in celebration of Halloween.
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Old Oct 29, 2014, 3:52 pm
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It was only to scaraveryvery frightening you.
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Old Jul 14, 2020, 5:29 pm
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Relighting an old post, but BA still calls Sac Scaramento. By now you'd have thought the QA department would have spotted it...
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Old Jul 14, 2020, 5:39 pm
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Relighting an old post, but BA still calls SAC Scaramento. By now you'd have thought the QA department would have spotted it...
Not based on their track record on the website for the last decade, surely?
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Old Jul 14, 2020, 11:48 pm
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They might be SCAred of the place.

(I do remember an online training course where Sicily was considered to be its own country).
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Old Jul 15, 2020, 2:29 am
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Maybe they’ve confused it with Scaramanga’s hideout?
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Old Jul 15, 2020, 5:58 am
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The Interns get around a lot.
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Old Jul 15, 2020, 7:28 am
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Well, Halloween is fast approaching.

if BA really wanted to celebrate Halloween, they should start a service to HPN, the nearest airport to Sleepy Hollow!
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Old Jul 15, 2020, 9:00 am
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I'd say it's been done in honour of Francisco, ordered by Mr. Bond
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