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Samizdata aircraft passenger announcement quote of the day “Ryanair has been forced to apologise to Italians after a crew member on a flight to the southern city of Bari reportedly described it as the “the city of the mafia and St Nicholas” in an on-board announcement.”
Via Tim Worstall.
I am off to San Francisco for a week’s business and some sightseeing next week. I am flying via Virgin, and the last time I did, the announcement about the destination was not quite so, er, interesting.
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One should never apologise to the Italians.
Yeah, what did the Romans ever do for us?
Northern Italians would not understand what the apologies are for; Sicilians would be relieved if Bari replaces Palermo.
An announcement on a plane that “In the *very* unlikely event of a water landing on today’s flight between Denver and Las Vegas…” once had me in stitches. It was the tone of the “very” that did it.
Apparently they made Ryanair an offer they couldn’t refuse
Not a plane but a train…
I was travelling back from London to Bristol one time and a few minutes outside Paddington heard the following announcement…
This Service stops at Reading, Swindon, Bath and Bristol Templemeads. I you want to go anywhere else you on de wrong damn train!
Was the Ryanair description in error?
AreW, in the world of politics one doesn’t apologize for errors, but for truths.