Travelers choosing the wrong airport
Travelers wanting to go to the Lafayette, LA accidentally wind up at Purdue University Airport in West Lafayette, IN about once a month. Seems like they use the wrong airport code when booking their flights online. Northwest was even offering special fares to people who wound up there who weren't supposed to be there. Sounds good to me. The article also mentions that the same thing happens occasionally with Grand Rapids, MN vs. Grand Rapids, MI, Rochester, NY vs. Rochester, MN as well as other cities.
The thing I had a problem with was something said by the general manager of the commercial carrier serving the Purdue airport. What a stroke of genius this is: "You feel bad for the people," Burns said. "It's not their fault." Ummm, wait a minute. HOW is it not their fault? They booked the wrong flight because they picked the wrong airport. Welcome to the dumbing-down of America, ladies and gents. I can fly to the complete wrong airport and IT'S NOT MY FAULT. It's not my fault if I'm too lazy to double check, triple-check and even quadruple-check if necessary to make sure I'm flying to the correct state.
Hey, I've got a thought. How about if I'm too busy to look both ways after stopping at a stop sign. If there's an accident, hey... NOT MY FAULT.
End of rant...
Posted by beenie at February 27, 2003 03:06 PM