Man Sues British Airways For Sending Him to Grenada Instead of Granada

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You say Greneda, I say Granada.

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American dentist Edward Gamson hoped to visit Granada — a charming city in southern Spain known for its 11th-century Alhambra palace — on a recent vacation. But what he thought would be a two-hour British Airways flight from London ended up being a nine-hour flight all the way to the Caribbean. You know, to Grenada instead of Granada.

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Granada is a city founded in the 11th century, famous for its Moorish history and architecture; Grenada is a Caribbean island off the coast of Venezuela with beautiful beaches and is a producer of spices like nutmeg and cinnamon.

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They realized that something was wrong when they left London’s Gatwick Airport for what was supposed to be a two-hour flight, only to realize that the in-flight tracking systems had a route that veered away from Europe. Some nine hours later, the pair found themselves 4000 miles away from their intended destination.

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