There was some serious banter between Aer Lingus and Air New Zealand earlier on during the week.
Kia ora, @FlyAirNZ! Chicago had nothing to do with luck and everything to do with good prep! We’re ready! #AirlineChallenge
— Aer Lingus (@AerLingus) November 16, 2016
.@AerLingus Maybe if the @AllBlacks win, we can give you a bit of a makeover? ???? #AirlineChallenge #ProjectBlackout pic.twitter.com/h7Hen08lEb
— Air New Zealand✈️ (@FlyAirNZ) November 16, 2016
That’s nice, @FlyAirNZ, but haven’t you heard? Green is the new black! ???? Remember, we’ve got #HomeAdvantage #AirlineChallenge pic.twitter.com/5kq5pjg8Tu
— Aer Lingus (@AerLingus) November 16, 2016
.@AerLingus Let’s not forget about Cara magazine. Everyone will love it! ???? #AirlineChallenge pic.twitter.com/CZaXr8aEwn
— Air New Zealand✈️ (@FlyAirNZ) November 17, 2016
And then this deal came about…
.@AerLingus And we want to see your cabin crew dressed head to toe in @AllBlacks gear if we win (again) #AirlineChallenge #IREvNZL
— Air New Zealand✈️ (@FlyAirNZ) November 18, 2016
And seeing as Ireland lost yesterday…
Aer Lingus stuck to their word, like the good sports that they are, donning the All Blacks’ colours:
Congratulations @FlyAirNZ and @AllBlacks. A deal is a deal. #AirlineChallenge #IREvNZ pic.twitter.com/a6HcvQxwrH
— Aer Lingus (@AerLingus) November 19, 2016
“A deal is a deal.”
Fair play.
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