Air Canada agrees to fly love-struck man to N.L. — if he goes viral

By Staff The Canadian Press

RAn Air Canada Airbus A321-211 is seen taking off from Pearson International Airport on Friday, July 28, 2017.

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A love-struck Michigan man has convinced Air Canada to give him free tickets to visit his Newfoundland girlfriend – if he can manage to make his campaign go viral.

C.J. Poirier of Clarkston, Mich., met Becca Warren of Corner Brook, N.L., online last year, but neither can afford a flight to meet.

So Poirier took to Twitter, asking Air Canada how many retweets it would take for free roundtrip tickets.

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Because of my financial status, I wouldn’t be able to afford a ticket to Newfoundland to see my girlfriend. So I’ve taken a shot in the dark…
If we can get 530k Retweets, the people over at @AirCanada will give me a free round trip flight.#530KforBecca https://t.co/Woedbzvyql
— C.J. Poirier – #530KforBecca (@TheCJPoirier) May 1, 2018

Air Canada responded Tuesday by asking what the population of Newfoundland was – and said it would take that many.

Poirier needs 530,000 retweets; he was at 7,200 by Wednesday afternoon.

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He told The Canadian Press that he has been surprised by the reaction, but the outpouring of support has made him and Warren optimistic that the dream trip could finally happen.

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