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Jersey's sports minister missed the handover of the Dance World Cup to the island when he flew to Budapest, Hungary, instead of Bucharest, Romania. Jersey is hosting the 2016 competition and Constable Steve Pallett was due to receive a flag from the current hosts. Constable Pallett apologised to event organisers and said he was sorry for wasting some £1,000 of taxpayers money. The booking was made by someone within the Education, Sport and Culture department and a spokesman said it was "human error". He said he did not realise he was about 500 miles (804km) short of his destination until just before landing. "All I can do is apologise for what is a schoolboy error, the last thing I needed was a day trip to Budapest after a long week supporting the Island Games." He was supposed to make a speech and accept the flag on behalf of nearly 3,000 competitors from 32 countries, including England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Constable Pallett said he did not realise he was going to the wrong place as he trusted the right booking had been made for him. This clip is originally from Phil Williams on Tuesday 8 July 2015.