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JetBlue deletes tweet asking 'where are you flying this winter?' after backlash (JBLU)
Summary List PlacementJetBlue asked Twitter users where they are flying this winter, during the deadliest COVID-19 surge all year. JetBlue's corporate Twitter account posted "Alright travel Twitter, where are you flying this winter?" at noon on Monday. The company added a poll asking if travelers were flying "away from the snow" or "towards the snow." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Americans not travel for Christmas and New Years holiday this winter as COVID-19 cases surge. The US recorded 1 million new COVID-19 cases in the first five days of December, and just surpassed 100,000 active hospitalizations for the disease.
Twitter users quickly called out JetBlue's tweet on winter travel as "tone deaf," and urged the company to delete the post. JetBlue did delete the tweet shortly after posting. Business Insider has reached out to JetBlue for additional comment.
Nowhere and I hope everyone else stays home too 😪 — SoCalStuff (@cont4me) December 7, 2020 Nowhere... because, um... the whole pandemic thing, rising cases, all that stuff. I love you @JetBlue, I really do, but maybe reconsider this tweet. — KateE 🦋 🖤 (@ReadersRambling) December 7, 2020 Tone deaf — Greg Hoy (@hoyboy) December 7, 2020The coronavirus pandemic caused a multibillion dollar decline in airline revenue. A trade group that represents most world airlines does not expect the industry to recover before 2024. Read more: 6 cargo airlines and freight operators poised to win big as Pfizer and Moderna scramble to get coronavirus vaccine delivery logistics in place JetBlue will begin to fill airplanes to capacity on January 8, 2021 after blocking off middle seats to encourage physical distancing. The company reported a $578 million lthird-quarter loss in October. American Airlines and United Airlines began furloughing tens of thousands of workers in October, and other airlines say they will cut staff without relief from Congress. Public health experts warn the winter surge could overwhelm US hospitals and devastate the country. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said the winter surge will be the "worst event" in US history. Researchers at the Bill & Melinda Gates-funded Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predict US coronavirus deaths could double by April 1.SEE ALSO: The US has exceeded 100,000 current COVID-19 hospitalizations for the first time Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: Why Pikes Peak is the most dangerous racetrack in America
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