US Airways tweets graphic photo of nude woman to customers, then apologizes



A photo of a naked woman lying with a toy plane between her legs was publicly shared by the airline late Monday afternoon while responding to disgruntled customers who were angry about a recent flight delay.



"Inappropriate" doesn’t begin to cover it.



A shockingly graphic tweet by U.S. Airways featuring a woman and an airplane has led to an investigation and red-faced apology by the airline.



A photo of a naked woman lying exposed on a bed with a toy plane between her legs was publicly shared by the airline late Monday afternoon while responding to disgruntled customers who were angry about a recent flight delay.



The extremely graphic image sent to one Twitter user came with the caption: "We welcome feedback, Elle. If your travel is complete, you can detail it here for review and follow-up."



Instead of a link matching that description, however, it was a link to the photo.



"@USAirways that was not appropriate at all lol" one of two Twitter users — who previously asked for "some free stuff" for her delay — responded to the direct tweet.



It was soon deleted on the airlines' Twitter feed before replaced with an apology.



"We apologize for an inappropriate image recently shared as a link in one of our responses. We've removed the tweet and are investigating," it read.