He thought he was bound for his dream vacation to Sydney, Australia, where he would depart for a cruise and finally get the chance to see kangaroos, according to media reports.
But those pesky airport codes foiled Kingsley Burnett’s plan, KTVQ reported. He mistakenly booked a flight to the wrong Sydney — the one in Sidney, Montana. The tiny town’s airport code is SDY, while the Sydney in Australia is SYD.
“I saw (a) mountaintop covered in white snow. … At that point, I knew I was in trouble,” Burnett, a New Yorker, told the station.
