Sky Harbor, Gateway take part in hilarious airport Twitter shenanigans
Dec 13, 2018, 5:30 PM | Updated: Dec 14, 2018, 7:48 am
(Twitter Photo/@PHXSkyHarbor)
(Twitter Photo/@PHXSkyHarbor)
PHOENIX — What do you get when you mix bored social media wizards, airports, Photoshop and Elf on the Shelf?
We don’t know what to call it, but it was easily one of most entertaining Twitter threads of the week.
It all started Monday with the Vancouver International Airport’s cheeky tweet about its version of Elf of the Shelf, with a photo of a certain rapper kneeling atop a passenger jet.
That’s right: “Lil Wayne on a Plane.”
You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for… pic.twitter.com/UOb4m3q60h
— Vancouver Airport (@yvrairport) December 10, 2018
And a meme war was born.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was an early responder Tuesday and made a solid contribution, slapping a hammer-wielding superhero onto a German airline’s plane for “Thor on a Condor.”
Thor (@chrishemsworth) on a @Condor #AirportTwitter pic.twitter.com/mrHeOmz6Rm
— PHX Sky Harbor (@PHXSkyHarbor) December 12, 2018
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport added a twist Wednesday, choosing a different kind of aircraft for “Cindy Lauper on a Chopper.”
Gotta have @cyndilauper on a chopper! #airporttwitter pic.twitter.com/M1URw2TFtr
— Gateway Airport (@gatewayairport) December 12, 2018
The original Vancouver tweet garnered more than 150 comments by Thursday, with many coming from airports with their own aeronautical rhymes, some more clever than others.
One might say the whole thing really, ahem, took off.
The entire thread is worth checking out, but here are a few of our favorites:
Ok, we see you… but what about Snoop on a Swoop? pic.twitter.com/wPTta3tQMC
— Tampa Intl Airport ✈️ (@FlyTPA) December 10, 2018
#Airporttwitter, you've got a friend in @RDUAirport. Here is James Taylor on a Maintenance trailer. pic.twitter.com/tlUnjF3uJC
— RDU Int'l Airport (@RDUAirport) December 12, 2018
Eleven on a 747? That's strange. #airporttwitter pic.twitter.com/3BkWMpkmCb
— Orlando International Airport (@MCO) December 13, 2018
Here's Drax, hanging out at JAX. #airporttwitter pic.twitter.com/mhzt3jflxw
— JAXairport (@JAXairport) December 12, 2018
Better late than never, right? 🤷🏻♀️
Here's Walter White taking flight #AirportTwitter pic.twitter.com/QNLtb4iXP7— ABQ Sunport (@ABQSunport) December 12, 2018
#AirportTwitter pic.twitter.com/GG7jE94E4E
— San Diego Airport (@SanDiegoAirport) December 13, 2018
