Italian airline apology after Sicily vanishes from in-flight magazine

[LukeGT]

That's because everyone is transfixed with the daily disclosure of Berlusconi's antics....

Papiiiii Silviooooooo!!!!

[HUGE AL]

That's because everyone is transfixed with the daily disclosure of Berlusconi's antics....

For a 72 year old guy, he's sure getting around!

[MAN Flyer]

Oh... and this idea is also corroborated by the fact that all this discussion arose only few days ago (after 15th) and the magazine has been in the seat pocket since Jun, 1st.

That's because everyone is transfixed with the daily disclosure of Berlusconi's antics....

[LukeGT]

Oh... and this idea is also corroborated by the fact that all this discussion arose only few days ago (after 15th) and the magazine has been in the seat pocket since Jun, 1st.

[LukeGT]

Frankly, I agree with up_and_away.
I don't think so many people could be so worried about the lack of Sicily in the European map within the inflight magazine.... Remember that Sicily is however present in the Italian map, in the previous page, and the map is more zoomed in.
So I definitely agree that all these rants are a mere instruments to generate extra publicity.

[Kiwi]

milehighj - don't mess with the mafia

[up and away]

In other words, tourist chiefs are happy about the extra publicity this "vanishing" brings to Sicily

[milehighj]

The "damage to Sicily's image is serious"????

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8106606.stm

Alitalia sorry as Sicily vanishes

A passenger who was flying to Sicily noticed the island was not on the map
Italian airline Alitalia has apologised after its in-flight magazine printed a map leaving off the Mediterranean island of Sicily.
The magazine's editor blamed the error on a printing mistake, and pledged not to let it happen again.
A passenger told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that she noticed Sicily was missing - while she was on a flight to the island.
Tourist chiefs say the damage to Sicily's image is serious.
Smaller islands, such as Sardinia, were in the right place on the map.
Alitalia was re-launched earlier this year under private ownership.
It had been a state-run company for more than 60 years before going bankrupt.
One Italian Senator, Riccardo Villari, said it was unfortunate the big advertising campaign surrounding the re-launch had been followed by "unpleasant" errors.
The magazine editor, Aldo Canale, said: "We have run lots of editions on the beauty of Sicily and we would never dream of eliminating it from maps of Italy."