Southwest Spins Chicago Runway Incident On Facebook

Back in September, AllFacebook reported on how Southwest Airlines uses its Facebook page. After an incident at Midway Airport in Chicago Tuesday, media relations should be added to the list.

Back in September, AllFacebook reported on how Southwest Airlines uses its Facebook page. After an incident at Midway Airport in Chicago Tuesday, media relations should be added to the list.

Flight 1919, arriving at Midway from Denver International Airport, skidded off the runway at 1:33 p.m. Central Time on Tuesday, and no injuries were reported. The airline immediately released a statement, posting it to its Facebook page shortly thereafter, Ragan’s PR Daily reported, adding that it attracted 128 likes and 170 comments in short order, with those totals reaching 247 and 186, respectively, at the time of this post.

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