According to The Register, the VA 13 were fired (as we already know from the VA Facebook thread), but there is a similar incident at BA, where BA staff were less than flattering post-T5 opening, including less-than-flattering comments about their customers.
The significant difference though is that BA didn't fire the 'perpetrators', but rather worked to resolve the problem by addressing the issue with the individuals internally. Or so it is claimed:
Virgin sacks the Facebook 13, BA customers stink ? The Register
Thought I'd share. :-)
S.