Delta Airlines is flying blind when it comes to geography.
A congratulatory tweet celebrating the United States men’s national soccer team’s over Ghana in the World Cup on Monday backfired when the African nation was represented with a picture of a giraffe.
The long-necked animals do not live in Ghana, a country on the continent’s western coast.
To represent the United States, the Delta employee used a picture of the Statue of Liberty.
Condemnation of the tweet was fast and furious, as Twitter users erupted, calling the uninformed message racist and ignorant.
Delta quickly deleted the offending tweet and eventually an apology — the first of which contained a typo. Rather than previous, it read “precious” when referring to the original tweet.
For what it’s worth, Delta does fly to Accra, the capital of Ghana.
We're sorry for our choice of photo in our previous tweet. Best of luck to all teams.
— Delta (@Delta) June 17, 2014
The United States prevailed, 2-1, after a late goal lifted the Americans in their first game in the 2014 World Cup.
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By: Gary Al-Smith/citifmonline.com