Turkish Airlines passengers book flights to Dakar, end up in Dhaka...LMAO!!!

Picture this. A married couple book an exotic getaway from Los Angeles to Dakar, where they planned to meet an old friend and visit a new country.

It's a nice enough story, although perhaps not eventful-enough to cover on this blog, right?

Well, here’s the twist. The married couple – Sandy Valdivieso and Triet Vo – didn’t land in Dakar. Not at first, anyway. Instead, they landed in Dhaka, which might sound a bit like Dakar, but its located in Bangladesh… around 7,000 miles from their intended destination in Senegal.

This little twist has turned a routine story into something that is being covered by media powerhouses throughout the world. And the airline, Turkish Airways, is dealing with the fallout.

According to media reports, the mishap was down to incorrect airport codes being entered into the system – in other words, DAC (the airport code for Dhaka) was used instead of DKR (Dakar’s airport code).

Source: www.theaviationwriter.com