Coca-Cola Delta apologize for napkins encouraging fliers to give phone numbers to their plane crush

Yahoo Lifestyle ^ | February 6, 2019 | Hope Schreiber

[EdnaMode]

For every story of people finding their perfect match miles above the Earth’s surface, there are countless (and we do mean countless), stories of sexual assault and uncomfortable situations that can occur midflight.

Nevertheless, Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines decided to hand out napkins encouraging passengers to give out their phone numbers to fellow fliers after the complimentary drinks were served. Both Coca-Cola and Delta are now apologizing for this marketing mistake.

“Be a little old school. Write down your number and give it to your plane crush. You never know…” one napkin read.

“Because you’re on a plane full of interesting people and hey … you never know,” another read, leaving space to write down a name and number.

[Skybird]

I’m surprised that they didn’t just have name and seat # on the napkin. But with airline restrooms being downsized, maybe it’s safer to meet on the ground instead of the back of the plane!!

[a fool in paradise]

What about when it is from a suitor of the same sex and you are trapped on the plane?

[albie]

If a guy hands this to the wrong woman he’s toast.

[laxcoach]

I was 1 of only 30 passengers on a huge (dc10 size) plane from Hong Kong to Chicago 10-11 years ago. I got to lay down and sleep for the entire flight. It was amazing

[sauropod]

Why can’t people just be decent to one another?

Life is not a meat market.

[bk1000]

Probably some bitter leftist hag, oops... I mean enlightened feminist, complained that she didn’t get anybody’s number so it is misogynistic, racist and homophobic.

[CodeToad]

Well, for the snowflake generation it is a nightmare.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Harmless until you bust-up a dozen marriages.

[Chad N. Freud]

“This country is now a pale, pathetic imitation of the country that won WW2.”

+1

[ameribbean expat]

Homos in marketing trying to figure out ways to hit on guys without getting in trouble.

[RckyRaCoCo]

[BlueLancer]

My idea of perfect airplane travel is an empty row and no fellow passengers speaking to me at all.

My perfect flight was coming back from my Korean mid-tour leave to Australia. I caught MAC flights all of the way back from Brisbane, to Hawaii, to Guam, to Okinawa. When I got to Okinawa, I booked myself in for a flight to Osan Airbase and was told that I would be able to catch a flight within an hour with only 10 other passengers.

It turned out to be a Lear jet contracted to 10 Air Force nurses back to Osan ... talk about feeling like a fox in a henhouse ...

[Joe 6-pack]

Slob-Americans will find this offensive since they don’t believe in using napkins.

[who knows what evil?]

Identical to my routine except I pounded a good, healthy swig of Bacardi 151 instead of Ambien.

[who knows what evil?]

Oops...rum for Diazepam, not Ambien.

[Larry Lucido]

Well, I'd have to use a fake number.

Then go to OTB and get my messages.

[SaveFerris]

[Rebelbase]

Was there a piano in the lounge?

[Larry Lucido]

One lady left me a napkin and hotel key signed "Janice. Room 850, Airport Hilton. 8 pm. Dress comfortably."

It wasn't quite what I expected.

[SaveFerris]

There’s always a piano in The Oriental Lounge!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_3ufnH7nPU