11 Hilariously Stupid Social Media Fails You Won't Believe

2. More Death Jokes - Luton Airport

Luton Airport When is the right time to use a photo of a plane crash for LOLs? Never. And if you answered anything else, there's either something wrong with you, or you used to work for the social media team behind Luton Airport's biggest fail. Back in March, the team decided to post a light-hearted weather-based joke to make sure their devoted followers and customers knew they would be safe from dangerous weather conditions, featuring a shot of a silly airplane that had obviously suffered from precisely that fate. Incredibly, the Luton team didn't bother to look up the source of the image that they were joking about, and just assumed that it was a minor incident, when in fact the crash had resulted in the death of a six-year-old child at Chicago Midway Airport in 2005. Needless to say, Facebook users were outraged, and aired their outrage, prompting Luton Airport to show atypical awareness and remove the image entirely.
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