By Ed Carty
MINISTER for Justice Alan Shatter has said he is surprised at the discovery of an airfield in the middle of Dundrum, his constituency.
The airport, which does not exist, comes up in the maps application of the latest iPhone and iPad operating systems and the Minister said he had made arrangements to inform Apple of the error.
The blunder is one of a series discovered in the new iPhone update, which also suggests Dublin Zoo is located in Temple Bar.
“I know on occasion mistakes can be made and I am surprised to discover that Airfield, which is in the centre of my constituency in Dundrum, has, in Apple’s new operating system iOS 6 maps application, been designated with the image of an aircraft,” Minister Shatter said in a statement.
"Clearly the designation is not only wrong but is dangerously misleading in that it could result in a pilot, unfamiliar with the area, in an emergency situation and without other available information, attempting a landing.
"I have arranged that Apple be informed of the error and requested that it be urgently corrected."
“There are a variety of possible alternative images that could be utilized such a cow, a goat, a sheep, a flower or any indeed other type of plant as Airfield operates a nursery.”
But Mr Shatter's warning did not wash with experienced pilots operating in busy Dublin airways.
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