Planes, porn and racism: Travel's biggest Twitter fails

By Kylie McLaughlin
Updated April 18 2014 - 3:08pm, first published April 17 2014 - 10:38am
Melissa Bachman with the lion she killed in Africa. Photo: Twitter
Melissa Bachman with the lion she killed in Africa. Photo: Twitter
A photo posted on Twitter by Ryanair during Michael O'Leary's Q&A shows the budget airline CEO dressed as a leprechaun.
A photo posted on Twitter by Ryanair during Michael O'Leary's Q&A shows the budget airline CEO dressed as a leprechaun.

Twitter can be a minefield for travellers and the travel industry. One reckless press of the ‘Tweet’ button could invoke a worldwide firestorm on social media, as a US airline and a Dutch teenager discovered this week. Here are ten of the best examples of travel Twitter fails.

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