Kingsley Burnett, a New York resident, like most travelers was likely looking forward to his planned trip to Sydney, Australia. However, when his trip was delayed in late January, he accidentally booked a flight to Sidney, Montana instead.
Burnett, originally from Jamaica, shared photos of his unplanned and extremely unexpected journey to the "Treasure State."
Burnett told Storyful that after departing New York's La Guardia airport on Jan. 26, he landed in Billings, Montana, Burnett didn't think much of it because that airport was a common location for travelers to connect to Sidney, Montana, just a few hundred miles east of Billings. The only problem is he was off by one letter.
"I had to find out for myself that Billings, Montana, would only take me to Sidney, Montana, where there are no kangaroos waiting to welcome Mr Burnett," he lamented.
According to the New York Post, Burnett realized he wasn't going to Sydney when he saw the size of his plane.
Kingsley Burnett, originally from Jamaica, shared photos and videos of his unexpected journey to the “Treasure State.”
"I saw the little plane with like nine passengers and wondered, "‘how is that going to get me to Australia?’" Burnett said.
Burnett said he was planning on taking a cruise from Sydney harbor.
"My story in a bottle ended with Carol Castellano at the American Airlines counter as she tried to send me to the correct place – unfortunately that turned out to be back to NYC after a night out in Billings. Thanks Carol," Burnett told Storyful.
Burnett told Storyful he rescheduled his trip to Sydney, Australia, for June 13.
theartfulcodger on February 14th, 2023 at 22:07 UTC »
Every once in a while a bewildered Brit or Irish person disembarks in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada after figuring they latched onto a bargain fare to Sydney, NSW, Australia. Inevitably it happens in the middle of the freezing Nova Scotia winter, because of course the traveller has tried to book some fun in the antipodean sun.
Still, it happens frequently enough that a small club of dedicated locals show up, find them accommodation, round up some warm clothes for them, invite them for home cooked meals, show them the admittedly lower-key local sights, and get the mayor to meet them, if he’s not too busy.
sunnyspiders on February 14th, 2023 at 17:24 UTC »
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Sweet! Let’s book this one!
medoy on February 14th, 2023 at 17:01 UTC »
My friend booked a winter trip with his girlfriend to San Jose Costa Rica.
He didn't realize what he had done until he started walking through the airport in San Jose California on landing.
They enjoyed San Francisco and Yosemite.