Some less well known similar names exist. Mate of mine bought 4 tickets to visit his daughter in Norway, nearest airport Rygge. Having been told verbally the destination, he booked the flights to Riga. Needless to say he got no compensation from RYR for his mistake.
I think the mistake was made by whoever told him verbally the destination. In Norwegian, 'y' is pronounced more like 'oo' (i.e. 'Rooga'). Quite different from 'Reega'.