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British Airways Apologise For Unfortunately Timed 'Escape To The Indian Ocean' Advert (PICTURES)

Not The Best Time for British Airways To Run This Ad...
The Huffington Post UK
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British Airways have apologised for a rather poorly timed advert, calling on would-be travellers to "escape to the Indian Ocean."

As the search for the the missing Malaysia Airlines plane continues, London commuters at Euston station were left a tad surprised by the unfortunate ad.

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“I just thought it was a really strange time to have the ad running,” Alan Milford, 29, who took the picture as he went to work, said.

Flight 370, bound for Beijing, vanished on March 8 somewhere over the Indian Ocean, all 239 people aboard are presumed dead.

Reddit quickly took to photoshop to present their own version of the ad:

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Malaysian authorities said the jetliner had plunged somewhere in the south Indian Ocean. No wreckage has been found as boats and planes continue to search the massive area.

The airline has since tweeted an apology:

Malaysian Airlines Mystery
Debris spotted in the South China sea(01 of05)
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On Sunday it was reported that traces of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 had been found in the South China sea, in Vietnamese waters. But Malaysia's chief investigator contradicted that claim hours later, said Vietnamese authorities had not confirmed sighting any wreckage. (credit:Getty Images)
A yellow object spotted in the sea could be a life raft (02 of05)
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Vietnamese officials initially said it was initially thought the yellow object could be a life raft. But the country’s civil aviation authority later said the object had been identified as a moss-covered cap of a cable reel, without specifying whether the object was part of a plane. (credit:Getty Images)
Oil slick sighted where plane could have gone down(03 of05)
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On Saturday, the Vietnamese government said it had spotted two oil slicks off the southern coast of the country that could be from the missing flight. Again, it was denied by a Malaysian official who said that oil slick found in the sea is not from Malaysia Airlines 777. The South China sea is a key cargo route, and a oil spill could have come from a ship. (credit:Getty Images)
Five passengers didn't board the flight(04 of05)
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This was widely reported on Monday, that five passengers checked into the plane on Saturday had not boarded the flight. On Tuesday, police chiefs in Malaysia said this was untrue. (credit:Getty Images)
Police suspect two Iranians travelling on stolen passports(05 of05)
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Two men reportedly boarded the missing Malaysia Airlines flight using stolen European passports. Malaysian police said on Tuesday one of two was an Iranian illegal immigrant, headed to Germany to claim asylum, who had "no ties" to any known terror groups. (credit:Getty Images)
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