Virgin Australia Has Denied Speculation It Faked A Hate Email To Promo Its Pride Flights

Virgin Australia has strenuously denied speculation on Twitter that it faked a hate email for social clout. Instead, the airline maintains the email was genuine and was only shared to “shine a light on intolerant conduct”. Virgin Australia shared a contentious screenshot on Twitter on Thursday morning that raised some eyebrows. In the Tweet, the airline promoted its Pride Flight services — flights to Sydney for WorldPride celebrations on 24 February— by mocking a hateful email it had received about its public support for the LGBTQIA+ community. Virgin Australia captioned the screenshot of the email: “Thank you for the feedback, Karen. ICYMI, Pride Flight is on sale now”. It then linked out to tickets to Virgin’s Pride Flight.