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Maryland Man Books Flight to Granada, Ends up in Grenada
When a North Bethesda, Maryland, dentist planned a trip to Portugal for a conference last September, he decided he'd quickly swing by Granada, Spain, to see the famed Alhambra palace and other historical sites. But carrier British Airways had other ideas, and instead sent Edward Gamson and his partner to Grenada - with an E - in the Caribbean, by way of London no less. (www.nbcnews.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
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Man Sues Airline for Sending Him to Grenada Instead of Granada
Edward Gamson, a dentist from Bethesda, Maryland, thought he had booked a first-class ticket to Granada, Spain, on British Airways. But when Gamson asked a crew member why the plane was heading west from a short layover in London — when Spain was to the south — he got a surprise.
http://mashable.com/2014/06/23/grenada-not-granada/
Man Sues Airline for Sending Him to Grenada Instead of Granada
Edward Gamson, a dentist from Bethesda, Maryland, thought he had booked a first-class ticket to Granada, Spain, on British Airways. But when Gamson asked a crew member why the plane was heading west from a short layover in London — when Spain was to the south — he got a surprise.
http://mashable.com/2014/06/23/grenada-not-granada/
Are they not pronounced differently?
See comment below...
Grenada is commonly pronounced wrong. Correct = Grenayda, incorrect = Grenahda. Hence possible mixups...
He still should have looked at his boarding pass and there was bound to have been something funky in his ticket price.
It was electronic. there was no mention of the IATA code for the destination. Says as much in the article.
It says his tickets were, not his boarding pass
Man sues BA for taking him to Grenada
An American is suing British Airways after the carrier sent him and his partner to the Caribbean island of Grenada, instead of the Spanish city of Granada.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/24/british-airways-sent-granada-bound-man-grenada-law/