MH17 tweet met with overwhelming support on social media

Malaysia Airlines has posted a poignant message to Twitter – “Tough times do not last, tough people do #staystrong”, featuring an image of two flight attendants holding hands.

The post, which pays homage to those who lost their lives on flight MH17 and those who have been affected by the incident, has been shared widely on Twitter with close to 3000 retweets and over 1200 likes within 12 hours of it being posted.

It also voices the grief and pain the airline and their staff is feeling in light of a second major air disaster for the airline this past year.