Tom Fletcher apologises for ‘insensitive’ post following Air India plane crash

"My whole heart goes out to everyone involved"

On Thursday (June 12), a Boeing 787 Dreamliner en route to London Gatwick Airport crashed just after takeoff, killing all but one of its 242 people on board.

This included 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian.

Fletcher, who has written tunes for One Direction and Busted, was unaware of the tragedy when he posted about flying a plane whilst listening to Foo Fighters track 'Learn to Fly'.

Quick to correct himself, the 39-year-old later shared with his fans on Instagram Stories: "Sorry, I've only just seen the terrible news about the Air India crash. 

"So awful. Had I known earlier, I obviously wouldn't have posted about my flight today. I understand why that must have looked insensitive and have deleted it. Thanks for letting me know. 

"My whole heart goes out to everyone involved in the crash and all their friends & families."

Also in the social media firing line was TV presenter Mark Wright, who royally messed up with an Instagram picture of his family posing in front of a private jet.

"1 day babe, for now we'll take row 26 with no extra leg room," his caption read.

In a subsequent Instagram Story, a devastated Wright came out with: "I apologise for a post I just put up on my page after today's heartbreaking events.

"I have posts from a holiday that are on the scheduled setting, which go out on future days I have set them for which was done last week. It's a horrendous coincidence that today's post was on such a devastating day.

"Once I logged in to my Instagram and realised the post had gone out, I immediately deleted. My heart goes out to everyone who has been [affected] from today. I'm sorry for this mistake and any offence caused."