Tedrow,
@Tedrow@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t know if this is true, but it does make me feel better!

LetMeEatCake,

It’s not true, I saw a different meme on it the other day and looked it up. This came about because some company made an advertisement at Salzburg Airport that looked kind of like a help desk tag for someone that mistakingly flew to Austria instead.

The giveaway here is that it’s Salzburg, not Vienna. International flyers into Austria are almost universally going to end up in Vienna by default. Vienna’s airport sees ~20x the annual passenger count.

some_guy,

Well, I rarely downvote, but disinformation gets it every time. Thanks for clearing that up.

Moonrise2473, (edited )

Paywall. Isn’t stupid for an article like this? It’s a curiosity that attracts many people from the world. That page is designed to just be ad-supported. Nobody living outside Austria would ever subscribe to “the local - Austria” just because it’s curious about a meme/ad.

Why even bother writing that article if nobody can read it

Link fixed: archive.ph/wVNt5

relevants,

Huh…? Salzburg is pretty small and so is its airport. What route would you have to take that you end up in a small, barely international airport and not realize at your last transfer that you were in the wrong part of the world?

Kiosade,

Stupid people who put literally no effort or attention to anything they do, ever. Same kind of people that don’t bother to reserve a rental car ahead of time.

xthexder,
@xthexder@l.sw0.com avatar

It’s not like reserving a car ahead of time actually does anything, except maybe get you a discount. Not once has the rental company actually had the right car available for me. Usually I get “upgraded” to an SUV or something that costs me 1.5x in gas over the trip.

Rhaedas,
@Rhaedas@kbin.social avatar

They know how to take a reservation, they just don't know how to keep a reservation.

CoggyMcFee,

Hello Jerry

BonesOfTheMoon,

You’d better give me the insurance because I’m going to beat the hell out of that thing.

someguy3,

I got “upgraded” to a Hummer H2. Fuck the fuel consumption on that thing. It was a work trip so I didn’t pay, but still.

BonesOfTheMoon,

During COVID lockdowns when the US border was closed, something like 16,000 Americans attempted to go to Canada and were turned back at the border. This was in the news. So I have no trouble believing this.

kautau,

Trying to get into Canada during a pandemic and booking a flight to a different country because some letters are off on the country name are highly different things though

TrickDacy,
@TrickDacy@lemmy.world avatar

That doesn’t actually make sense

who8mydamnoreos,

Most people know of Vienna so there are probably less mistakes

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