Wrong Sydney, mate! English couple headed for Australia land in Sydney, N.S.

[Guest guest]

Did you guys hear about this? My husband and I laughed so hard when we

heard this story. You have to know Sydney, Nova Scotia to really get the

joke. Trust me though, Sydney is not the most scenic part of Nova Scotia...

it's known for toxic waste, coal mines and steel plants. Although there are

lots of beautiful places to visit near Sydney, Sydney itself is usually

avoided. I heard someone on the radio say this morning that instead of

going " down under " they went " up over " . I still don't understand why

they didn't know that something was amiss... I don't even think they fly you

on a jet from Halifax to Sydney, you go on a propellor plane... how did they

think that would take them all the way to Sydney??? LOL!

Hugs,

Pam

http://www.canada.com/news/story.asp?id={C6727EB2-C1B3-4ED5-A3B3-53EFF3DFFCE

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Wrong Sydney, mate! English couple headed for Australia land in Sydney, N.S.

Canadian Press

Saturday, August 03, 2002

SYDNEY, N.S. (CP) - An English couple will have to settle for Celtic music

and Fortress Louisbourg instead of kangaroos and koala bears after an

international travel mix-up.

Raeoul Sebastian and Emma Nunn, both 19, of London, England, landed at the

Sydney Airport late Thursday hoping to start a relaxing, three-week

vacation. The problem is, their planned destination was Sydney, Australia

not Sydney, N.S. " It was quite a shock, " Sebastian said. " We thought we were

somewhere for a stopover, getting on a bigger plane. "

The couple purchased the tickets April 19 from a travel agent over the

Internet.

When they did a plane changeover in Halifax - following a six-hour flight

from England - they realized they were in Canada, but thought that was the

way the trip was routed.

" We talked to a guy at customs. Everyone was saying Sydney so we thought

things were going well, " he explained.

This is the couple's first trip to Canada, although an unplanned one.

Sebastian said Air Canada officials have been helpful and are trying to

change their tickets so they can return to London.

He said they will be tracking down the travel agent once they arrive home to

find out what happened.

Batten, an employee of Air Canada Jazz in Cape Breton, has been

helping the pair since they landed.

In the past, she said, Air Canada has received baggage in Sydney, N.S., for

travellers going to Sydney, Australia but this is the first time they have

received passengers destined for down under.

She said a passenger on another airline headed for Sidney, B.C., also

mistakenly landed at the Sydney, N.S., airport recently.

© Copyright 2002 The Canadian Press

[Guest guest]

Yes, I read the story too in a dutch newspaper. They did the last part with

a propellarplane. They thought it curious too.

Nice story.

Timo

Wrong Sydney, mate! English couple headed for Australia land

in Sydney, N.S.

Did you guys hear about this? My husband and I laughed so hard when we

heard this story. You have to know Sydney, Nova Scotia to really get the

joke. Trust me though, Sydney is not the most scenic part of Nova

Scotia....

it's known for toxic waste, coal mines and steel plants. Although there are

lots of beautiful places to visit near Sydney, Sydney itself is usually

avoided. I heard someone on the radio say this morning that instead of

going " down under " they went " up over " . I still don't understand why

they didn't know that something was amiss... I don't even think they fly you

on a jet from Halifax to Sydney, you go on a propellor plane... how did they

think that would take them all the way to Sydney??? LOL!

Hugs,

Pam

http://www.canada.com/news/story.asp?id={C6727EB2-C1B3-4ED5-A3B3-53EFF3DFFCE

C}

Wrong Sydney, mate! English couple headed for Australia land in Sydney,

N.S..

Canadian Press

Saturday, August 03, 2002

SYDNEY, N.S. (CP) - An English couple will have to settle for Celtic music

and Fortress Louisbourg instead of kangaroos and koala bears after an

international travel mix-up.

Raeoul Sebastian and Emma Nunn, both 19, of London, England, landed at the

Sydney Airport late Thursday hoping to start a relaxing, three-week

vacation. The problem is, their planned destination was Sydney, Australia

not Sydney, N.S. " It was quite a shock, " Sebastian said. " We thought we were

somewhere for a stopover, getting on a bigger plane. "

The couple purchased the tickets April 19 from a travel agent over the

Internet.

When they did a plane changeover in Halifax - following a six-hour flight

from England - they realized they were in Canada, but thought that was the

way the trip was routed.

" We talked to a guy at customs. Everyone was saying Sydney so we thought

things were going well, " he explained.

This is the couple's first trip to Canada, although an unplanned one.

Sebastian said Air Canada officials have been helpful and are trying to

change their tickets so they can return to London.

He said they will be tracking down the travel agent once they arrive home to

find out what happened.

Batten, an employee of Air Canada Jazz in Cape Breton, has been

helping the pair since they landed.

In the past, she said, Air Canada has received baggage in Sydney, N.S., for

travellers going to Sydney, Australia but this is the first time they have

received passengers destined for down under.

She said a passenger on another airline headed for Sidney, B.C., also

mistakenly landed at the Sydney, N.S., airport recently.

© Copyright 2002 The Canadian Press

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[Guest guest]

At least the people in Sydney are being really nice to them and I guess now

everyone knows where Sydney, Nova Scotia is. Another story about them with

an update on what they've been doing since they arrived.

http://www.canada.com/sydney/story.asp?id={87AFF299-E5DF-4A0E-BECB-A5DCD7B51

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Re: Wrong Sydney, mate! English couple headed for

Australia land in Sydney, N.S.

Yes, I read the story too in a dutch newspaper. They did the last part with

a propellarplane. They thought it curious too.

Nice story.

Timo