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Virgin Atlantic fires 13 over Facebook posts

By Owen Thomas, 7:20 PM on Fri Oct 31 2008, 2,708 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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After flight attendants called passengers "chavs" — British slang for rude louts — and criticized the airline's safety practices on Facebook, Virgin Atlantic fired 13 of them. See? Facebook layoffs! [BBC News]

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