Man buys ticket to Granada, ends up in Grenada, sues

Man buys ticket to Granada, ends up in Grenada, sues
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This is what happens when you go old-school: A Maryland dentist said that the British Airways ticket he booked over the phone sent him to Grenada instead of Granada, thus ruining his trip and sending him 4,000 miles from his intended destination.

Edward Gamson thought he had purchased a first class ticket to Granada, Spain. After a brief layover in London, he noticed the airplane wasn't going the right way, and was told by a crew member that the flight was headed to Grenada, the Caribbean island. This was not part of the plan.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.