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Flight passenger mistakenly boards wrong plane, lands in surprising country after many hours

  • A United Airlines passenger accidentally boarded the wrong flight and ended up in Tokyo instead of Managua, Nicaragua, as confirmed by a United Airlines spokesperson.
  • United Airlines offered the passenger $1,000 in travel credits as an apology for the incident.
  • The incident sparked discussions on Reddit, with users sharing opinions on boarding mistakes and gate arrangements.
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Flight passenger mistakenly boards wrong plane, lands in surprising country after many hours

An United passenger realized their mistake midair when asking why the Houston trip was taking so long.

Booked a flight to Nicaragua and landed in Japan: Victor Calderon purchased a flight ticket from Los Angeles to the city of Managua in Nicaragua, with a stopover and a connecting flight from Houston, Texas. He boarded the plane and sat in the seat marked on his ticket. After a few hours, Calderon began to wonder why the flight from Los Angeles to Houston was taking longer than planned, and he turned to the flight crew to ask why the plane had no…

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