GENOA THE WAY?; Net flight bungle sent us to Italy, instead of Spain.Byline: JON CLEMENTS A COUPLE who thought they had booked an internet holiday to Gerona, Spain, ended up in Genoa Genoa (jĕn`ōwə), Ital. Genova, city (1991 pop. 678,771), capital of Genoa prov. and of Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. , Italy, instead. Michael Brown Michael or Mike Brown may refer to: In politics:
They flew the 640 miles to Italy from London Stansted after clicking the wrong box on Ryanair's ticket-booking website. Michael, 25, said: "I was really excited by the time we got to the airport. We checked our flight on the board and on the baggage tags, and both had the letters GNO GNO Girl's Night Out GNO Greater New Orleans GNO Global Network Operations GNO Guys Night Out GNO Geminal Natural Orbital GNO Gnu Network Object , which we thought stood for Gerona. "When the pilot said we were passing over Milan I didn't give it a second thought, and Kate said we must be going out a different way." Groundsman Michael from Hereford Hereford, town and district, England Hereford (hĕr`əfərd), town (1991 pop. 48,277), Herefordshire, W central England. Hereford is a cattle-market town, from which the cattle breed takes its name. had never been abroad before and left the task of booking the holiday to Kate, 23, a nature trust worker. She collected tokens to get cheap rooms for when they were in Gerona and booked the pounds 75 flights. Thinking all was well the pair boarded the aircraft - when it landed, they expected to be in a tourist spot just 70 miles from Barcelona. In fact they landed in the industrial heartlands of northern Italy Northern Italy comprises of two areas belonging to NUTS level 1:
Michael said: "It sounds ridiculous but we didn't realise for a few hours. "We were thrown off a bus for what I now realise was trying to buy tickets in Spanish pesetas." But they started to think someone was wrong after spotting Italian flags This is a list of flags used in the Italy. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Italy. National Flag Flag Date Use Description on buildings. Michael said: "At first I thought they were just ice cream parlours. "But we found a British couple and asked: 'I know this sounds stupid - but what country are we in?' "When they told us we were absolutely stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. , and Kate was very upset." The couple persuaded a bus to take them back to the airport, where they slept before returning home next day. Michael, who has been offered a free holiday by a relative, said he was not angry at Kate's blunder. He said: "I'm a forgiving sort of bloke - what can you do? "But before we leave this country again, I want to hear from someone in authority where we are going." CAPTION(S): GAFFE: Michael and Kate |
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