BA 'sorry' for supporting England over Wales in rugby
'English Airways' began trending after the airline tweeted: "Good luck to the England rugby team against Wales today." The tweet has now been deleted.
Wales' Health Minister Vaughan Gething commented: "Good way to annoy 3m+ potential customers".
BA said it had "unintentionally strayed offside" and was sorry.
Member of the Senedd (MS) Alun Davies tweeted: "And you expect me to fly with you?"
BBC News at Ten presenter Huw Edwards, who grew up in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, tweeted: "I love @easyJet".
Rhondda MP Chris Bryant tweeted: "What utter divots."
Journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer responded with: "Spare a thought today for the @British_Airways social media team's notifications."
In a statement, the airline said: "We are proud sponsors of England Rugby but on this occasion we unintentionally strayed offside, for which we are sorry."
While BA does not fly from Wales, it employs about 900 maintenance and engineering staff at three sites in south Wales.
Wales are due to host England in the
Autumn Nations Cup at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli at 16:00 GMT on Saturday.How it started How itβs going pic.twitter.com/XCkeXT0UPw
β Leighton Andrews (@LeightonAndrews) November 28, 2020
Good way to annoy 3m+ potential customers @British_Airways https://t.co/l8lv4DDYCg
β Vaughan Gething MS (@vaughangething) November 28, 2020
And you expect me to fly with you? @British_Airways https://t.co/GAwCg0144t
β Alun Davies MS / AS π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ πͺπΊ π³οΈβπ (@AlunDaviesMS) November 28, 2020
November 29, 2020 at 12:46AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55114365
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