One for the sites Spelling Police

[NutLoose]

Ahhh good old quality contol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45572275



And yes, contol was intentional.

Some of the comments read well, "no one gives an F anymore"

[MichaelKPIT]

D'you mean "site's" and not "sites?"

[212man]

Originally Posted by MichaelKPIT

D'you mean "site's" and not "sites?"

Beat me to it!

[Davidsoffice]

Navigational query.....

Where's the f in Pacific?

[Hong Kong Dave]

All that cost-cutting catches up with you in the end.

[gearlever]

Airplane too short?

[NutLoose]

I never put apostrophes in thread titles as some site's do not allow them, so I sadly tend apply the rule carte blanche. I could have said it was another go at the spelling police, but it isn't.

[jolihokistix]

Reminds me of the web address for britis hairways.

[JW411]

You mean "some sites" (as in the plural) do not allow them?

[MichaelKPIT]

Originally Posted by JW411

You mean "some sites" (as in the plural) do not allow them?

Aaaand you beat me! ;-)

[AviatorDave]

Seriously - how could work like this ever leave the paint shop?
I have no clue what technology is used to paint aircraft nowadays, maybe its all done by robots that don‘t check their work and someone made a typo during programming. Or the plane was painted by illiterates.
To me, it seems somewhat too obvious to be a genuine mistake.
Maybe a little marketing gimmick?

[boaclhryul]

Simple explanation - someone said to the painter, "F off". And Bob's yer uncle.

[spannersatcx]

The problem started earlier I think, the gap between the Y and P is too large!

[wideman]

Only business class and economy, so no F.

[tremblerman]

Remember when Dan Air paid a rather expensive sign writer when one of there own staff could have done it for half the cost.
Ended up with Dan Air Lodon on the 1-11.

[jack11111]

From the photos in the BBC story, the airline's first instinct is to cover-up the mistake, just as is done with accident aircraft.

[ozziekiwi]

Originally Posted by tremblerman

Remember when Dan Air paid a rather expensive sign writer when one of there own staff could have done it for half the cost.
Ended up with Dan Air Lodon on the 1-11.

Seeing that we are talking spelling police it's ''their'' and not 'there' in that context

[clareprop]

Seeing that we are talking spelling police it's ''their'' and not 'there' in that context

I think it should be 'when one of its own staff...'.

[SysDude]

"Simple explanation - someone said to the painter, "F off". And Bob's yer uncle."

Best one!

[Smalahove]

Originally Posted by clareprop

I think it should be 'when one of its own staff...'.

You are correct, it's its, not it's. As Frank Zappa said, the crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.