SAS flew to the wrong airport

Although there was Florence on airline tickets, ended up an airliner heading towards Italy on Thursday afternoon in Bologna, which is about 100 kilometers away.

For when the plane should ease from Copenhagen, were the destination in the systems. It informs Freya Annamatz from SAS' Swedish press. But it was not the company to cancel the tour.

- As the staff would beat Florence up as the destination, found the information does not. Therefore, they decided to fly to another airport close to the goal, she says.

It was not because the staff couldn't find Florence on a map, points to Freja Annamatz.

- There were no directions and no landing permission, and when it is not coded into the system, it is not possible to just fly to a destination.

Safety is always our highest priority, and therefore it was decided to fly to Bolonga instead in order to cancel the plane, in order to get the passenger as soon as possible, she says.

According to the press offices it is probably a human error, which is behind the unfortunate episode.

the Passengers were informed about the change in schedules, as they were on board the plane. They are after landing in Bologna was transported to Florence in the buses.

the Plane landed in the afternoon, and here had the Swedish newspaper Expressen the opportunity to talk with one of the passengers.

- We have just landed, and it is filled with confused people who have booked a hotel in another city, said the passenger.