A Twitter user is learning the hard way that threatening a major airline on social media is not the best idea.
On Sunday morning, a Twitter user named "Sarah," who claims to be a 14-year-old girl, tweeted this not-so-subtle message to American Airlines:
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The airline responded within minutes.
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The airline's tweet has since been taken down, but not before Sarah got a chance to respond with a series of impassioned pleas:
Sarah's original tweet quickly went viral, garnering more than 10,000 retweets before finally being deleted. In a series of follow-up messages, Sarah -- whose Twitter account is full of news about pop sensation Demi Lovato -- expressed her awe at her sudden online fame.
In a statement to The Huffington Post, American Airlines wrote: "The safety of our passengers and crew is our number one priority. We take security matters very seriously and work with authorities on a case by case basis."
"Regarding [Sarah's] tweet," the statement continued, "we removed it after it had been addressed in order to be able to focus on our customers."
On Sunday afternoon, Sarah, who claims to "live 15 hours from the U.S.," seemed to express regret over her decision to post that troublemaking tweet.
Well, kind of.
On Sunday morning, a Twitter user named "Sarah," who claims to be a 14-year-old girl, tweeted this not-so-subtle message to American Airlines:
The airline responded within minutes.
The airline's tweet has since been taken down, but not before Sarah got a chance to respond with a series of impassioned pleas:
@AmericanAir omfg I was kidding
— Sarah (@QueenDemetriax_) April 13, 2014@AmericanAir I'm so sorry I'm scared now
— Sarah (@QueenDemetriax_) April 13, 2014@AmericanAir I was joking and it was my friend not me, take her IP address not mine
— Sarah (@QueenDemetriax_) April 13, 2014I'm fucking 14 years old, do they think I'm gonna blow up a plane or something. I'm just stupid okay
— Sarah (@QueenDemetriax_) April 13, 2014Sarah's original tweet quickly went viral, garnering more than 10,000 retweets before finally being deleted. In a series of follow-up messages, Sarah -- whose Twitter account is full of news about pop sensation Demi Lovato -- expressed her awe at her sudden online fame.
Omg I got over 10k rts for that tweet omg
— Sarah (@QueenDemetriax_) April 13, 2014I feel famous omg
— Sarah (@QueenDemetriax_) April 13, 2014Okay today was the highlight of my twitter days
— Sarah (@QueenDemetriax_) April 13, 2014Over 20k followers yay
— Sarah (@QueenDemetriax_) April 13, 2014In a statement to The Huffington Post, American Airlines wrote: "The safety of our passengers and crew is our number one priority. We take security matters very seriously and work with authorities on a case by case basis."
"Regarding [Sarah's] tweet," the statement continued, "we removed it after it had been addressed in order to be able to focus on our customers."
On Sunday afternoon, Sarah, who claims to "live 15 hours from the U.S.," seemed to express regret over her decision to post that troublemaking tweet.
Why the fuck did I do that ugh
— Sarah (@QueenDemetriax_) April 13, 2014Well, kind of.
I changed my name to Ibrahim
— ibrahim (@QueenDemetriax_) April 13, 2014