British Airways Irks Twitter Users With Brexit ‘Fire-Sale’

Customers strike back against British Airways for taking advantage of Brexit economy woes with a flight sale.

Following Brexit, the UK’s pound has reached a 31-year low, and the nation’s credit rating has been downgraded from AAA to AA. The stock market isn’t faring so well either, enduring the biggest two-day fall on record.

A Twitter post by British Airways offering a sale seems to capitalize on the UK’s financial woes—and customers are not pleased about it. The tweet says, “Your dollar has never gone further, and with our amazing 3 day sale you can see even more of London!” And some travelers are seeing a link to Brexit and hitting back at British Airways, telling the company it’s “too soon” and calling out perceived greediness and tackiness on the airline’s side.

Other tweets, reported by The Star Online, show the twitterverse seething:

“How greedy of you to quickly use your country’s economic troubles for your own gain.”

“Horrendously tacky, turning the Brexit market crash into a sales pitch.”

“Nice to see that airline companies in the UK are just as lecherous as their American counterparts.”

Few have come to the airline’s defense, except for one Twitter user who tweeted, “Too soon? No one died.” But that unleashed vitriol of its own, reminding the user that some did, in fact, die: British MP Jo Cox, who was vocal about staying in the EU, while her murderer wanted to leave. According to The Star Online, he shouted “Britian first” during the attack.

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