Reminds me of a story they did on United a few years back during the Summer From Hell, where they posed a terrorist complaining he couldn't blow up the planes because they were always late, he could never set an accurate time on the bomb.
The Onion has always tried to be cute, but sometimes the humor just gets lost.
The Onion usually hits home runs, but this one is a little over the top. Every comedian screws up once in a while, and IMO, this one is a massive failure. My question: where were the editors?