This pilot wants airplane tickets to be new toilet paper … sort of.
When news of the coronavirus pandemic first struck North America, reports of panic purchases began to spread, with toilet paper appearing to be one of the most sought after items. This causes temporary shortages of household needs which are usually easily found.
Unfortunately, not all businesses see an increase in sales. The aviation industry, for example, has been hit by a pandemic. Now, when business starts to reopen, some airline workers obviously hope things get busy again.
Chris Pohl, a captain with Virgin Atlantic, shared a picture on his Instagram page that showed him holding a sign that read, “Buy airplane tickets like you buy toilet paper.”
In the photo caption, he explained, “I have been following Dude with Sign since I started on Instagram and I saw Pilot Charlotte posting the same message. I gathered them to make my own version. “
He then asked his followers to “repost and forward this message to everyone you know, because it’s real. We need the world to start ordering tickets, which will allow airlines to refill planes and make us all fly again. The only thing hold us, is you; our loyal customer / passenger, without you, we will land. Come the world to fly again. “
So far, the post has received more than 4,300 likes on Instagram.
The post also received several comments from people who told Pohl the reason why they bought plane tickets, which included major events such as weddings but also included public holidays.
One user joked, “If you give me nine tickets for $ 4.38 then yes. But truly I hope the Atlantic virgin survives, I’ve got a vacation and waiting. “
