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Air Canada Will Fly Love-Struck Michigan Man To Meet N.L. Girlfriend

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 May, 2018 12:20 PM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Love will be in the air next week, when a young man from Michigan flies to meet his Newfoundland girlfriend after a successful Twitter campaign to get Air Canada to cover his flight.

Air Canada tweeted today to congratulate C.J. Poirier, saying the airline will fly Poirier to Newfoundland next Monday, to meet his Corner Brook girlfriend, Becca Warren.

Last week, Poirier tweeted to ask Air Canada how many retweets he would need for a free flight. Air Canada responded with 530,000 — the number of people in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Poirier was far short of his goal on Wednesday with only 30,000 retweets, when Air Canada offered to donate every retweet its account has ever received. The airline also invited Twitter users to donate screenshots of their own most-retweeted tweets, to add to the pot.

Poirier shared the post on Twitter, saying "WE DID IT!!!!!!"

Wow @TheCJPoirier!! Congrats on making it to 530K! (With a little help from a few friends, of course. 😉) Pack your bags, ‘cause THIS Monday, we’re flying you to Newfoundland! And best yet, you’ll finally meet Becca IRL!! #530KforBecca pic.twitter.com/jrp1yP80iA
— Air Canada (@AirCanada) May 11, 2018

WE DID IT!!!!!! #530KforBecca https://t.co/VaMTuxyH3e
— C.J. Poirier - #530KforBecca (@TheCJPoirier) May 11, 2018

I want to take a second and thank everyone who made #530KforBecca such a success. Thank you to @AirCanada for giving us the opportunity to make this come true, as well as all the press and radio shows who helped distribute our story.
— C.J. Poirier - #530KforBecca (@TheCJPoirier) May 11, 2018

To everyone who has sent their messages of support to both Becca and I, thank you. Your stories were so impactful to us and made us work harder to achieving our goal. To those who donated to the GoFundMe, thank you. Many memories will be made thanks to you.
— C.J. Poirier - #530KforBecca (@TheCJPoirier) May 11, 2018

As the campaign draws to a close, I just want to make one more request. On behalf of Becca and myself, we simply ask that on the week of my arrival that people respect our privacy. We want to maximize our time together and make as many of said memories as possible.
— C.J. Poirier - #530KforBecca (@TheCJPoirier) May 11, 2018

Again, thank you everyone for your support. We love you all so much and will share as many photos as we can of our time together.
— C.J. Poirier - #530KforBecca (@TheCJPoirier) May 11, 2018

Warren and Poirier met online last year, and decided they wanted to meet — but neither 19-year-old could afford a plane ticket.

Earlier this week, Poirier expressed gratitude for the support he and Warren have received, and said he plans to cherish the visit with "the love of my life."

"She and I connect better than anyone in each other’s lives and I want to make every moment with her the best I can make it," he said.

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