British Airways red-faced over faux image of Bin Laden boarding pass

[RobJohnson]

It just seems like a bad time for any firm with the word "British" in its title. We know all too well the various setbacks experienced by the oil giant once known as British Petroleum; now British Airways has drawn much unwelcome attention to itself with a photo touting its new mobile-boarding pass system as it appears to expedite the air travel of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the world's most wanted man.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts2359

[RobJohnson]

http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ww/news/2010/06/02/blog_binladenpass.jpg


:eek:

[hampshirebrit]

Looks like a LHR T5 gate number. Probably a prank by a disgruntled staffer (as the article points out, BA have a labour dispute on their hands at the moment).

[bijou]

It's a photoshop, the NW prefix indicates that it's from an old story about Northwest Airlines

http://dizzythinks.net/2010/06/electronic-boarding-card-issues-rear.html

[hampshirebrit]

Blimey ... well spotted Teh Bij !!

I should have figured this out. :o