An American university student named Alan Joyce has been wrongfully targeted on Twitter as people all over the world react angrily at Qantas' decision to ground its entire fleet.
Channel Ten's political reporter Hugh Riminton was among those who had the wrong guy.
"If you're so proud of taking the 'hard decision' how about making one about your pay @alanjoyce ?" he tweeted last night.
"After feeling sorry for @theashes last year i manged (sic) to help get a flight to Australia. Sadly for @alanjoyce there's no flights just now," tweeted Marcus Westbury.
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But the younger Alan Joyce set the record straight with some cheeky tweets.
"I'm no more CEO of Qantas than @willsmith is a famous movie actor," the student from California's Stanford University tweeted.
"I'm glad to see someone appreciating my impeccable American accent, but I'm guessing you're looking for a different Alan Joyce."
When the news was revealed, the tweeters had sympathy.
"Maybe @alanjoyce, ComSci student from California should get a free trip to The Ashes for the unexpected bollocksing (sic) he's getting," Carline Wardrop tweeted.
Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas, doesn't appear to have a Twitter account but the airline is urging passengers to use the social networking site for updates on the grounding of its entire fleet.
AAP
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/wrong-alan-joyce-berated-on-twitter-20111030-1mq0x.html
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