AER LINGUS has courted criticism online after a passenger onboard a flight bound for Chicago noticed the Irish airline’s in-flight map featured Londonderry in place of Derry.
Use of the London prefix, which was introduced during the Plantation of Ulster back in 1613, is largely uncommon in Ireland.
In the majority of instances, those from the Republic will refer to the city as Derry rather than Londonderry.
Aer Lingus has come in for criticism online after a picture of the offending map surfaced on social media.
Writing alongside a picture of the map posted on, the unnamed passenger, said: "Seen this abomination on my Aer Lingus flight to Chicago."
The post sparked an angry response online with many evidently unimpressed at the company’s decision to use the prefix in such a prominent system.
“That's no Aer Lingus, that's the flying column from Dublin eating up north to liberate the people of Derry,” one wrote.
One critic claimed they "would've got off" the flight if they had seen it.
While another said:"Derry - the only word in the English language with six silent letters."
Aer Lingus has yet to respond to the criticism generated by the post.
