Passenger on wrong plane
Jan 2, 2014 | 8:57 pm
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I have been to both Sydneys and I do indeed wonder how often that must happen? I mean they spell the same and travel from Europe takes roughly a day to either.... so it must indeed happen.
It's not like you fly from London to New Castle and wonder why the flight is so much more expensive than the train and only get suspicious once you change planes in SYD ...
Jan 2, 2014 | 10:37 pm
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I think it would be kind of fun to wind up in the wrong place.
But having said that in a public forum, I hope it never happens to me
But having said that in a public forum, I hope it never happens to me
Jan 5, 2014 | 7:02 pm
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I've wanted to visit Sydney and Bondi Beach for a very long time, and while I didn't actually make it all the way to Sydney, NS, I have driven to/through Nova Scotia, so for me personally it would be a huge letdown
Jan 14, 2014 | 1:23 pm
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I did that once -- DRIVING!
I was flying into ROC but had to drive to Elmira (100 miles or so). Well, one time going back to ROC I programmed my GPS to Rochester and off I went (I had only driven 3 or 4 times so I didn't know the area and all of mid NY looks the same). After about 2 hours I was thinking "I should be seeing Genesee signs about now..."
I looked at my GPS and it said I had 45 hours left or something -- programmed for Rochester MIN!!
I called the airline,l got a later flight (and a laugh) and turned the damn car around -- all told 5 hours driving.
I was flying into ROC but had to drive to Elmira (100 miles or so). Well, one time going back to ROC I programmed my GPS to Rochester and off I went (I had only driven 3 or 4 times so I didn't know the area and all of mid NY looks the same). After about 2 hours I was thinking "I should be seeing Genesee signs about now..."
I looked at my GPS and it said I had 45 hours left or something -- programmed for Rochester MIN!!
I called the airline,l got a later flight (and a laugh) and turned the damn car around -- all told 5 hours driving.
At least it was not 5 hours.
Along the same lines, there is a Sydney Australia and a Sydney Canada. I have heard stories about people booking plane trips to the wrong Sydney.
DON
Jan 14, 2014 | 1:32 pm
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Same sort of thing happened to a friend of ours. They have 2 homes - one in Austin TX and one in Broomfield CO. They switch the location of "home" when they switch homes but this time she forgot. She was outside of Austin in a location she was not familiar so she hit home on the GPS. About 3/4 hours later, she realized that she was headed north toward Colorado.
At least it was not 5 hours.
Along the same lines, there is a Sydney Australia and a Sydney Canada. I have heard stories about people booking plane trips to the wrong Sydney.
DON
At least it was not 5 hours.
Along the same lines, there is a Sydney Australia and a Sydney Canada. I have heard stories about people booking plane trips to the wrong Sydney.
DON
Jan 14, 2014 | 1:56 pm
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Auckland is AKL. Here is the story: http://articles.latimes.com/1985-04-...urope-vacation
Now that NZ flies SFO-AKL (and is my preferred route to do MSP - WLG), several times a year I have a conversation with people in Minnesota where they ask "how do you get from MSP to WLG", and I say "well you fly to San Francisco, and then to Auckland." Then a look of puzzlement comes over their face and I know they are hearing "Oakland" instead of "Auckland".
Now that NZ flies SFO-AKL (and is my preferred route to do MSP - WLG), several times a year I have a conversation with people in Minnesota where they ask "how do you get from MSP to WLG", and I say "well you fly to San Francisco, and then to Auckland." Then a look of puzzlement comes over their face and I know they are hearing "Oakland" instead of "Auckland".
No doubt the original story was the inspiration for the Full House episode where Michelle and Stephanie snuck on board a flight they thought was just a short hop to Oakland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_House_(season_6)
Jan 14, 2014 | 2:00 pm
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No doubt the original story was the inspiration for the Full House episode where Michelle and Stephanie snuck on board a flight they thought was just a short hop to Oakland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_House_(season_6)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_House_(season_6)
Jan 15, 2014 | 10:09 pm
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I was watching the news when this guy arrived back in OAK. It's seared in my mind how dragged out he looked.
Jan 15, 2014 | 11:11 pm
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Auckland is AKL. Here is the story: http://articles.latimes.com/1985-04-...urope-vacation
Now that NZ flies SFO-AKL (and is my preferred route to do MSP - WLG), several times a year I have a conversation with people in Minnesota where they ask "how do you get from MSP to WLG", and I say "well you fly to San Francisco, and then to Auckland." Then a look of puzzlement comes over their face and I know they are hearing "Oakland" instead of "Auckland".
Now that NZ flies SFO-AKL (and is my preferred route to do MSP - WLG), several times a year I have a conversation with people in Minnesota where they ask "how do you get from MSP to WLG", and I say "well you fly to San Francisco, and then to Auckland." Then a look of puzzlement comes over their face and I know they are hearing "Oakland" instead of "Auckland".
Lewis insisted Tuesday evening after returning from New Zealand, courtesy of the airline, that, "They didn't say Auckland. They said Oakland. They talk different."
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"There were two agents next to the stairways as the passengers disembarked advising 'transit passengers to Auckland' to go to the lounge," Hempel said.
He Heard 'Oakland'
"They announced over the speakers that all passengers to Oakland should wait in the waiting lounge," Lewis insisted Tuesday.
When the plane was ready to continue on, Lewis reboarded with the Auckland-bound passengers. There, Hempel said, Lewis took the seat he had previously used--only to find it occupied by another passenger. An airline staff member intervened and asked Lewis if he was going to Auckland, and Lewis said yes, Hempel said.
Then the staff member asked to see Lewis' ticket receipt, but it was crumpled and unreadable. So he again asked Lewis if he was going to Auckland--and once again, Lewis said yes, Hempel said. As a result, Lewis was allowed to remain on board.