Delta Airlines Apologized for Its Napkins That Encouraged Passengers to Flirt with Each Other

I guess it only seems natural that people flirt on airplanes. You’re crammed into close quarters with a bunch of strangers, and you’re gonna be there for at least a couple of hours. That’s why you hear so much small talk on flights.

Me? I’m a headphones on, stare straight ahead kind of fella: let’s just get it over with.

Delta and Coca Cola partnered in a stunt they thought would be a cute little way to alleviate the boredom of air travel and give passengers that extra love-nudge.

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On some Delta flights, passengers were handed napkins to pass to a potential crush that had space to write their phone number. The napkins say, “Because you’re on a plane full of interesting people and hey…you never know.”

Again, Delta thought they were being cute…but some passengers were a little ticked off by the whole marketing campaign.

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One passenger tweeted that the airline was “practically encouraging affairs.”

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And some people echoed my earlier sentiment of just wanting to avoid all human contact while flying.

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And some people thought the napkins harkened back to a day when sexism and unwanted advances were the norm.

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A 2017 survey of more than 3,500 flight attendants showed that 68% of them had experienced sexual harassment during their careers. Delta and Coca Cola both apologized for the napkins, but some passengers thought it was a good idea that encouraged people to get to know each other.