Aug. 9, 2013 at 7:51 AM ET
Video: A Delta Airlines customer noticed that her confirmation number happened to spell out “GONER5.” Although the string of characters is randomly generated, Delta will be removing this particular pattern from its system.
Most airline passengers are used to receiving well-wishes and weather forecasts in their itineraries after booking a flight, but one Delta Airlines passenger was greeted by something a bit more ominous.
After registering for her flight, the passenger received her flight confirmation number by email, noticing the usual assortment of letters and numbers actually spelled out “GONER.”
Fortunately, she was able to find her sense of humor, tweeting: