A Southwest Airways pilot needed to warn passengers he would ‘pull again to the gate’ and disembark the aircraft if they didn’t cease sending nude footage over AirDrop.
A video of the unusual incident, which befell earlier than takeoff on a flight to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, went viral on TikTok.
‘Right here’s the deal,’ the pilot might be heard saying over the intercom. ‘If this continues whereas we’re on the bottom, I’m going to have to drag again to the gate, all people’s going to need to get off, we’re going to need to get safety concerned, and trip goes to be ruined.’
‘No matter that AirDrop factor is – give up sending bare footage. Let’s get your self to Cabo,’ the pilot added.
AirDrop is a file-sharing function on Apple units that enables customers to ship photographs, movies, contact hyperlinks and different recordsdata on to another person’s system.
The video, uploaded on August 25 by Teighlor Marsalis, has been shared and seen almost 3million occasions as of Wednesday. The weird announcement was made after a passenger obtained the nude picture and complained to a flight attendant, Marsalis advised Insider.
The video’s caption mentioned the airline ‘takes airdropping nudes very significantly.’ It’s unclear precisely when Marsalis recorded the video.
Marsalis mentioned she thought the pilot dealt with the odd situation ‘completely.’ She mentioned she additionally obtained a request for an AirDrop, however denied it.
In an announcement, Southwest Airways mentioned the wellbeing of passengers was its ‘highest precedence always. When made conscious of a possible drawback, our staff handle points to help the consolation of these touring with us.’
This isn’t the primary time Southwest has made headlines over a weird state of affairs going down on one among their flights.
In April, a person who masturbated mid-flight at the very least 4 occasions was banned for all times from the airline. The girl who sat subsequent to him took footage and reported him to a flight attendant after he had fallen asleep
On the time, a spokesperson mentioned: ‘The state of affairs was reported to crew members whereas in flight, and the Captain contacted legislation enforcement to fulfill the plane upon arrival.’
‘We instantly positioned the passenger on our No-Fly Listing, leading to a lifetime ban from touring on Southwest.’
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