Airline Employees Failed To Notice Passenger Was On The Wrong Flight
Airline Employees Failed To Notice Passenger Was On The Wrong Flight
Gemma Cargin was flying from Manchester, England, to Belfast, Northern Ireland. She woke up from a nap and learned her plane was headed to Gibraltar. The BBC says it was a detour of 2,396 miles.
NOEL KING, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Noel King. Gemma Cargin was flying from Manchester, England, to Belfast, Northern Ireland - or so she thought. Midflight, she woke up from a nap and learned her plane was going to Gibraltar instead. Weirdly, she had had no trouble getting on the plane. It landed in Gibraltar. She took a selfie, got back on another plane, flew back to Manchester, then on to Belfast. The BBC did the math and, all told, she took a detour of 2,396 miles. It's MORNING EDITION.
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