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**Nutpoode** · 02-08-2011, 03:49 PM

Not the same situation but It reminds me of a young couple who bought a ticket from London(UK) to Sydney(Canada) instead of Sydney( Australia)...It was a cheap flight, they thought they were getting a great deal.

Haha. I remember that story. And amazingly, a simple Google search turned up TWO such stories:

Monday, 5 August, 2002, 14:03 GMT 15:03 UK
Britons fly to 'wrong' Sydney

The couple are making the best of their trip

An internet booking mix-up has left a young English couple holidaying in chilly Sydney, Nova Scotia, instead of on the sun-kissed beaches of the Australian city of the same name. Emma Nunn, of Sidcup, Kent, and Raoul Christian, of Charlton, south east London, both 19, bought their tickets from an online travel agent for £740 each.

But after a six-hour flight from London's Heathrow Airport, their flight landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Realising they were in eastern Canada, the couple assumed they were "going the long way" because they had booked at the last minute and would soon be arriving in Sydney, Australia.
Mr Christian described the experience as "really, really confusing".
"We thought 'OK, we are going to wait here and a big plane is going to turn up and take us to Australia'.
"But it did not quite happen that way."
The passengers were asked to board a 25-seater plane. And after just more than an hour they landed in sleepy Sydney, Cape Breton Island, off the north eastern coast of Canada.
The former-mining town has a population of just 26,083 and one of the highest unemployment rates in Canada.

Airline officials are arranging for the couple to return to London. But, in true British fashion, the pair are not ready to write off their summer holiday just yet.
"Obviously it is a big disappointment," Ms Nunn conceded.

"But after it sank in we both said 'let's make the most of what we've got around us'."
They said they were enjoying looking at the pick-up trucks, and eating the local lobster.
Airport officials said they had sometimes received luggage destined for Sydney, Australia before - but never people.
Andrea Batten, an employee of Air Canada in Sydney, Nova Scotia, told the Reuters news agency she was dropping off a friend at the airport when a colleague asked: "Can somebody go to the counter and help these people? They think they're in Sydney, Australia."
"They were obviously very surprised," said Ms Batten, who said she had never heard of such an incident in her 13 years of working there.
"They decided they might as well stay for a few days, having come all this way. "It's going to be a trip to remember."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2172858.stm

Italian tourists end up in wrong Sydney
Travel agency's booking error landed couple in Nova Scotia instead of Australia

A couple from Italy got a taste of Cape Breton hospitality Wednesday when they unexpectedly arrived in Sydney, N.S., instead of Sydney, Australia.
Valerio Torresi, 26, and Serena Tavoloni, 25, had never travelled outside Europe until Tuesday night when they found themselves in Nova Scotia instead of Australia where they had planned to fly.
At first, they assumed they were only changing planes, and when they found out it was actually the end of their flight, they didn't believe what had happened.
"The first reaction was fear," Torresi said. "And the second reaction is, 'No, it's a joke.' But it's true."
The couple's travel agency in Italy is correcting the booking error, and the couple hopes to be on their way to Australia soon.
In the meantime, they are being treated to a warm welcome in the city of about 23,000 on Cape Breton island. A local restaurant is providing a lobster dinner, and the couple will stay at the Day's Inn for free.
Torresi and Tavoloni said everyone they have met in Sydney has been kind, friendly and helpful.
This isn't the first time the two Sydneys have been mistaken.
Two years ago, a woman from Argentina spent an unintentional week in Cape Breton, and in 2002, a British couple made the same mistake and spent several days on the island.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...ng-sydney.html

Disappointing, I guess! Cape Breton Island may be rather picturesque in its geography, but Sydney is a rather dire city.

02-08-2011, 03:49 PM	#10
Nutpoode Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	Not the same situation but It reminds me of a young couple who bought a ticket from London(UK) to Sydney(Canada) instead of Sydney( Australia)...It was a cheap flight, they thought they were getting a great deal. Haha. I remember that story. And amazingly, a simple Google search turned up TWO such stories: Monday, 5 August, 2002, 14:03 GMT 15:03 UK Britons fly to 'wrong' Sydney The couple are making the best of their trip An internet booking mix-up has left a young English couple holidaying in chilly Sydney, Nova Scotia, instead of on the sun-kissed beaches of the Australian city of the same name. Emma Nunn, of Sidcup, Kent, and Raoul Christian, of Charlton, south east London, both 19, bought their tickets from an online travel agent for £740 each. But after a six-hour flight from London's Heathrow Airport, their flight landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Realising they were in eastern Canada, the couple assumed they were "going the long way" because they had booked at the last minute and would soon be arriving in Sydney, Australia. Mr Christian described the experience as "really, really confusing". "We thought 'OK, we are going to wait here and a big plane is going to turn up and take us to Australia'. "But it did not quite happen that way." The passengers were asked to board a 25-seater plane. And after just more than an hour they landed in sleepy Sydney, Cape Breton Island, off the north eastern coast of Canada. The former-mining town has a population of just 26,083 and one of the highest unemployment rates in Canada. Airline officials are arranging for the couple to return to London. But, in true British fashion, the pair are not ready to write off their summer holiday just yet. "Obviously it is a big disappointment," Ms Nunn conceded. "But after it sank in we both said 'let's make the most of what we've got around us'." They said they were enjoying looking at the pick-up trucks, and eating the local lobster. Airport officials said they had sometimes received luggage destined for Sydney, Australia before - but never people. Andrea Batten, an employee of Air Canada in Sydney, Nova Scotia, told the Reuters news agency she was dropping off a friend at the airport when a colleague asked: "Can somebody go to the counter and help these people? They think they're in Sydney, Australia." "They were obviously very surprised," said Ms Batten, who said she had never heard of such an incident in her 13 years of working there. "They decided they might as well stay for a few days, having come all this way. "It's going to be a trip to remember." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2172858.stm Italian tourists end up in wrong Sydney Travel agency's booking error landed couple in Nova Scotia instead of Australia A couple from Italy got a taste of Cape Breton hospitality Wednesday when they unexpectedly arrived in Sydney, N.S., instead of Sydney, Australia. Valerio Torresi, 26, and Serena Tavoloni, 25, had never travelled outside Europe until Tuesday night when they found themselves in Nova Scotia instead of Australia where they had planned to fly. At first, they assumed they were only changing planes, and when they found out it was actually the end of their flight, they didn't believe what had happened. "The first reaction was fear," Torresi said. "And the second reaction is, 'No, it's a joke.' But it's true." The couple's travel agency in Italy is correcting the booking error, and the couple hopes to be on their way to Australia soon. In the meantime, they are being treated to a warm welcome in the city of about 23,000 on Cape Breton island. A local restaurant is providing a lobster dinner, and the couple will stay at the Day's Inn for free. Torresi and Tavoloni said everyone they have met in Sydney has been kind, friendly and helpful. This isn't the first time the two Sydneys have been mistaken. Two years ago, a woman from Argentina spent an unintentional week in Cape Breton, and in 2002, a British couple made the same mistake and spent several days on the island. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...ng-sydney.html Disappointing, I guess! Cape Breton Island may be rather picturesque in its geography, but Sydney is a rather dire city.
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