SIA LAN airline apologized for insensitive MH17 post

[Leepotism]

[h=1]Singapore Airlines apologizes for ‘insensitive’ MH17 post[/h][h=4][/h]Agence France-Presse11:11 am | Sunday, July 20th, 2014



Screenshot of Singapore Airlines Twitter account

SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) has apologized for posting an “insensitive” comment on social media about the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash in crisis-stricken eastern Ukraine.


Hours after the Boeing 777-200 passenger jet with 298 people on board went down on Thursday, believed shot by a surface-to-air missile, SIA posted a one-line statement on Facebook and Twitter.


It read: “Customers may wish to note that Singapore Airlines flights are not using Ukraine airspace.”


The comment sparked anger among users of social media.


“How about at least acknowledging the terrible event and sending condolences to those families and friends involved instead of this cold, classless update?,” wrote a Michael Reif in response.


Hundreds of others joined in the condemnation but some defended the airline, saying it was trying to reassure customers concerned about the safety of their flight route.
“We are aware that our Facebook and Twitter update on Friday morning may have come across as insensitive to some,” SIA said in a Facebook posting late Saturday.


“We recognize that the information could have been better communicated and we sincerely apologize if it had offended our customers and anyone else in the online community,” it added.


“The post was in response to many requests from our customers who had asked for information about our flight routes for their upcoming flights with us.”


SIA acknowledged that prior to the crash it was flying the route taken by MH17 but has since re-routed flights.


World leaders are in agreement that MH17 was blown out of the sky by a surface-to-air missile fired from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine.
Kiev has gone a step further, saying militias using a Russian-supplied anti-aircraft system were responsible.
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[scroobal]

At least they realised their mistake. and they used the route most.

 

[laksaboy]

Whatever, I boycott SIA.

 

[kukubird58]

At least they realised their mistake. and they used the route most.

Hahaha....u r a real thick skinned idiot who kept spouting rubbish...
What was the mistake?
Obviously u are still clueless that there was nothing wrong to use the route before the incident..
U only know how to 马后炮

 

[jw5]

You fucking kuku strawman.

Can you please stop disturbing the king of all cuntfaces Scroobal, Mark Andrew Yeo Kah Ch$ng?

Now repeat after me, strawman...........................

Hahaha....u r a real thick skinned idiot who kept spouting rubbish...
What was the mistake?
Obviously u are still clueless that there was nothing wrong to use the route before the incident..
U only know how to 马后炮

 

[tanakow]

That is right. What was wrong with using that route? If today, a commercial aircraft flying from Singapore to KL is accidently shot by a missile, would everyone start condemning all airlines who use the same route?

Obviously u are still clueless that there was nothing wrong to use the route before the incident..
U only know how to 马后炮

 

[Leepotism]

[SIA acknowledged that prior to the crash it was flying the route taken by MH17 but has since re-routed flights.]

Therefore SIA also admitted they lied in the first post.

 

[sochi2014]

Walau! What is so insensitive about what SIA said?

Are Singaporeans being self righteous and too sensitive?

 

[rushifa666]

SQ talk cock then talked even more cock, typical garbage airline. Money over lives. Just luck it's not their plane