X User Blames Google Maps For Missing Bengaluru To Mumbai Flight. See Post

The man claimed that the app showed him a travel time of 1 hour and 45 minutes, but it actually took him three hours to reach the airport.

In recent years, many Google Maps users have encountered outdated information and misleading directions that result in detours and delays. In one cush incident, a Google Maps error caused a man to miss his flight from Bengaluru to Mumbai. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), user Ashish Kacholia shared that Google Maps failed to accurately estimate the travel time to the airport, resulting in him missing his flight. He said that he had to travel from Bengaluru's HSR Layout to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), a distance of over 50 kilometres. He claimed that the app showed him a travel time of 1 hour and 45 minutes, but it actually took him three hours to reach the airport.  Yesterday missed my flight from Bengaluru to Mumbai because journey took 3 hours instead of 1.45 as shown by Google maps.Deeply grateful to Mumbai administration @mybmc for investing in infrastructure to keep traffic moving in maximum city.Life is relative…🤣👍

"Yesterday missed my flight from Bengaluru to Mumbai because journey took 3 hours instead of 1.45 as shown by Google maps. Deeply grateful to Mumbai administration @mybmc for investing in infrastructure to keep traffic moving in maximum city. Life is relative," Mr Kacholia wrote. 

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