What better way to poke fun and inflict revenge on all those pesky whinging and whining travellers, than to set up a parody account that relies upon a stream of regular customer dissatisfaction with a major American airline.... then, sit back and start taunting angry, gullible customers by mocking and ridiculing them.
Sounds like some great therapy for anyone that is in the front line and regually grits their teeth while experiencing the sometimes rude and bizarre behavior of the travelling public ;-)
"Thinking they were contacting United Airlines, which has the Twitter handle @united, the passengers were left gobsmacked by the replies from the spoof account.
The lesson here: make sure you go via the airline's official communication channels!
Here are some examples: "
.@Raheelk You mean PROPHETIC service. Everyone at our Newark branch can see the future. #Powerball #16-45-32-9-29 #PB17
— United Airlanes (@unitedairlanes) August 4, 2013
.@_TROYCE Luggage closest to the rear of the plane gets top priority to be shoveled into the furnace. Gotta keep these planes warm somehow.
— United Airlanes (@unitedairlanes) August 2, 2013
. @iMattThrasher On top of that, there was NOTHING good in your luggage. Who the hell still uses a Zune?
— United Airlanes (@unitedairlanes) August 1, 2013
.@craigsmalley Our apologies - that flight is supposed to be entirely attendants, being served by two lucky random passengers. Opposite day!
— United Airlanes (@unitedairlanes) August 1, 2013
@bobenchik Welcome to the exclusive United Airlanes Luggage Distribution Club! You give us your luggage, we throw it everywhere. For free!
— United Airlanes (@unitedairlanes) July 31, 2013
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And of course any post about United Airlines and social media, we'd be remiss not to mention the viral media-storm that occurred after a passenger witnessed the special care and attention of their ground crew:
