This man's query about a 47-year flight connection escalated hilariously
Best. Social media manager. Ever.
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LONDON -- There's a lot of competition for the greatest ever social media brand response out there, but Jen -- a member of travel company Skyscanner's Facebook team -- may just have taken the top spot.
The thread started last week, after a confusing flight suggestion from Skyscanner (a UK-based travel app that allows people to find cheap flights) led to the following query from a user called James Lloyd.
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There are probably loads of great things to do in Bangkok, in fairness, but 413,786 hours (or 47.2 years) does seem like quite a bit of time to fill.
Luckily, Skyscanner came back with a few suggestions.
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Within minutes, Jen from Skyscanner was everyone's new Internet hero.
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And when she waded into the comments, she became even more famous.
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Soon, Jen had her own fanclub.
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Over the next few days, Jen kept the responses coming.
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The best part? The whole thing had a happy ending.
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If Jen hasn't been promoted at least twice in the last week, there's surely something wrong with the world.
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