A Tunisian (737) Captain in an Indonesian LCC: "oooppss"

 

http://www.thejakart...ots-land-wrong-

airport.html

 

http://www.france24....onesian-airport

but instead descended to the Tabing air force base some 12 kilometres (seven miles) away.

Nah, anything below 10nm difference counts as the same airport for me. What? Yes, I'm a a sim flyer only. Why?

I have been at Minangkabau Int'l for 4 times in 2010 as far as I can recall, it is a new airport located 10 KM away from the city of Padang. Tabing is the old one and it is in the heart of the city so the pax were likely pleased so that they didnt have to take shuttle bus . Both of the pilots are foreigners but that is not an excuse for poor airmanship (or is it the training?). It is really embarrassing.

For what it's worth, here's a guy collecting all the publicly known mishaps of that kind. http://www.thirdamendment.com/wrongway.html

 

Some are funny (well, for the readers), others are just . Pick your favourite. ^_^