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Airline mixup sends folks to wrong continent ... Top Canadian cities ... Deal of day
... involving a couple from Los Angeles who thought they were flying Turkish Airlines to Istanbul and then on to Dakar, Senegal. Their flight to Turkey was fine and they went to sleep on the second leg, thinking they were headed southwest to Africa. ... Comment?
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Airline flub: couple flown to wrong continent
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... of their lives. The couple boarded a flight in Los Angeles booked by Turkish Airways, intending to travel to Dakar, Senegal, in western Africa. Instead, they got off the plane in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in South Asia, almost 7,000 miles away. The culprit ... 1 comment
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Travel nightmare: couple flown to wrong continent
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... of their lives. The couple boarded a flight in Los Angeles booked by Turkish Airways, intending to travel to Dakar, Senegal, in western Africa. Instead, they got off the plane in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in South Asia, almost 7,000 miles away. The culprit ... Comment?
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US couple flies to Dhaka instead of Dakar due to airport code mix-up
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... Sandy Valdivieso and Triet Vo, who had bought tickets from Turkish Airlines (THY) to fly to Dakar, capital of Senegal, via Istanbul, ended up in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE A U.S. couple found themselves nearly 11,000 ... Comment?
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Kenya omitted from Obama trip to Africa
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PRESIDENT Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland. Comment?
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Airline makes bungladesh of African destination
... confused two airport codes. Sandy Valdiviseo and her husband, Triet Vo, wanted to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar in Senegal with Turkish Airlines. Instead they ended up almost 11,000km away in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, after the airport codes ... Comment?
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Barack Obama to make first trip to SA
... first major African tour since taking office, the White House said on Monday. Obama will also be travelling to to Senegal and Tanzania to reinforce US ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The president will be accompanied by his wife Michelle ... Comment?
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Do you know your Dakar from your Dhaka? Airline mix-up sends couple...
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All irritating, no doubt; but spare a thought for US couple Sandy Valdiviseo and her husband Triet Vo who ended up 7,000 miles from their destination after an airport code mix-up. The couple had planned to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal, but instead found themselves 7,000 miles away in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after their carrier mixed up the ... (more) Comment?
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Airline mix-up sends couple to wrong side of world
... According to the Los Angeles Times , the couple wanted to fly from Los Angeles to the African city of Dakar, Senegal, but ended up on a flight to Dhaka, Bangladesh, which is 6,900 miles away and on a completely different continent. The two ... Comment?
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Airline mix-up sends passengers to wrong continent
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A couple who had intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal, ended up 7,000 miles away in Dhaka, Bangladesh, because of an airline error. Comment?
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Mix-up sends pair 11,000km off course
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They had booked a Turkish Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal, but an airline mix-up sent them 11,000 kilometres away to another continent, landing in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Comment?
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Airline Flight Mix-Up Sends Couple To The Wrong Continent
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... destination. Sandy Valdivieso and her Husband Triet Vo had wanted to fly from LA to the African city of Dakar, Senegal, but mistakenly ended up on a flight to Dhaka, Bangladesh. It turns out the mishap all came down to the three-letter airport code ... Comment?
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May 20-26: A Coup, An Ancient Battle And One Steamy Diary
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... the stories of three women who discover the power of saying no. Norah, a lawyer born in France, must travel to Senegal to save a victim of her tyrannical father; Fanta, a Dakar teacher, finds her happiness thwarted by a depressed boyfriend; and ... Comment?
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Airline error sends couple to wrong continent
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Sandy Valdiviseo and her husband Triet Vo were intending to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar in Senegal with Turkish Airlines. Comment?
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Senegal president arrives
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Senegal's President Macky Sall is received at the Doha International Airport by the Minister of State H E Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser Al Thani and Senegalese Ambassador Sheikh Tijani Se. Comment?
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Israel Cultivates Unlikely Ally in West African Nation of Senegal
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Struggling to be heard over a flock of bleating sheep, Israel's ambassador to Senegal invited a crowd of impoverished Muslims to help themselves to some 100 sacrificial animals that the embassy had corralled at a dusty community center. Comment?
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Morocco: Combating Terrorism With Opportunity
... of economic and social development and help to thwart the rise of radical ideologies and terrorism. For example, in Senegal, King Mohammed VI and President Macky Sall presided over the signing of agreements on mining, hydrocarbons, electricity and ... Comment?
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Chad Arrests Accused Ex-President's Police Chief
Habre fled to Dakar in 1990 after being ousted in a military coup. The flurry of activity in Chad comes just months after Senegal launched a long-awaited special tribunal to try the former president for crimes against humanity "on behalf of Africa." Chadian justice officials have arrested former police chief Mahamat Djibrine. Comment?
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Summer Guide: Meet me in Saint Louis
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The City Museum encourages you to touch the art-and climb over it, and crawl through it, and jump on it. Comment?
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Chadians hail ex-police chief arrest
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It is not clear whether he will be tried in Chad or in Senegal, where Mr Habre is due to go on trial after being held under house arrest there since 2005. Comment?
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