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The Colonel
How the hell can passengers fly to the wrong airport? They’re just sitting in the back of an aircraft, by definition, so don’t do the flying. Are you saying the pilots get it wrong or that passengers go to the wrong airport (SFO/OAK) to get their flight?
124d ago • Reply
Lisandro
I believe it means they purchase a ticket to OAK when they actually want to go to SFO. Then they tell a friend "pick me up in the San Francisco Airport" and then arrive at Oakland. When you want to fly, most people enter the city name, not the airport code, so they may book a flight that tell them they arrive in "San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport" and they do not know that is different from "San Francisco International Airport" (read just the first words).
They are both close the San Francisco city, but they are not the same.
MikeInPA
Wow.
Axman
Misleading headline. The passengers landed exactly where they booked their flight. Maybe not where they intended, but that is what they booked. A better headline would have been "Passengers book wrong city with airport name change confusion"
124d ago • Reply
Gary Helms
Agree. Very misleading.
Joe S. Theragman
Only in California…
124d ago • Reply
Jose R
Mike Eppright
Oakland Airport is in a High crime area. Not a safe area.
124d ago • Reply
Jose R
Right. Only in california.
124d ago • Reply
Chiro P
Well it's not people flying to Australia and ending up in Austria
124d ago • Reply
CW
Anyone voluntarily flying TO California is obviously not all that bright in the first place.
Smart people are looking for seats out.
124d ago • Reply
124d ago • Reply
Obviously Confusing, change it back and find a new job !
124d ago • Reply
CLT Flyer
There are YouTube video's online that compare travel times from downtown San Francisco to both airports using various means of transport (train, Uber) and the conclusion is they are both equally close... Here is one: https://crankyflier.com/2024/07/15/airport-death-match-is-sfo-or-oak-faster-to-san-francisco/
124d ago • Reply
Tom
Similar confusion in Orlando. There’s Orlando international and Orlando Sanford international airport. About 35 driving miles apart. MCO vs SFB.
124d ago • Reply
C Simonds
Like people wanting to fly to Dallas and end up at Dulles
124d ago • Reply
King Hui
haha, same problem with people in UK confusing Syndey, Nova Scotia, Canada as Sydney, Australia. A few pax brought cheap tickets to Sydney (thinking SYD Australia) ended up in Sydney, Canada.
124d ago • Reply
John Yarno
Simple, Oakland/San Francisco Bay Airport. There fixed that next???
124d ago • Reply
John
Archie Bunker accidently shipped a work package to London UK not London Ontario Canada.
His excuse was pretty good. - London Ont.?
124d ago • Reply
Marc N
Oakland did this on purpose. So people would come to Oakland. Not very considerate.
123d ago • Reply
Eva
Years ago, colleague also made a pretty crucial mistake when booking a ticket to Melbourne...:
MEL*C MELBOURNE - 0K /AUVI
MLB C MELBOURNE - 0K /USFL
Didn´t stumble over the flight duration either
121d ago • Reply
KimC
As a travel advisor for over 30 years, I can tell you this is a HEADACHE. The name should have been changed to something like, "OAKLAND on San Francisco Bay" if they wanted the location in the name. Morons! Obviously the didn't talk with anyone who actully WORKS in the industry before making this bonehead decision.
121d ago • Reply
KimC
As a travel advisor for over 30 years, I can tell you this is a HEADACHE. The name should have been changed to something like, "OAKLAND on San Francisco Bay" if they wanted the location in the name. Morons! Obviously the didn't talk with anyone who actully WORKS in the industry before making this bonehead decision.
121d ago • Reply
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