Despite the traumatic experiences some passengers likely faced on the EgyptAir flight that was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus, more than 30,000 tweets were sent out with the hashtag #IWishIWasWithThem (#ياريتني_كنت_معاهم). Photo shared on fbook in Egypt w/caption “Egyptian passengers upon hearing they’re disembarking in Cyprus not Cairo” pic.twitter.com/QShKmGP4b1 — Timothy E Kaldas (@tekaldas) March 29, 2016 Mocking the incident on social media, Egyptians have been posting a range of memes making fun of the unconfirmed story that the hijacker simply wanted to send his ex-wife a four-page letter. Others posted memes imagining the happiness of those on board the flight discovering that they had arrived in Cyprus instead of Cairo. #EgyptAir #ياريتني_كنت_معاهم this 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/HyvWtQInEr — محَمد (@imooh96) March 29, 2016 “For just EGP 180 you can end up in Cyprus! And who knows, if you’re lucky, you might end up in France or Italy,” read one post on Facebook that imitated an advertisement for flying with EgyptAir. Along with “wishing they were with them”, some social media users have been posting about how far they would go to win back an ex. What to do when…
