A Pilot Threatened To Cancel Takeoff After Someone Began AirDropping Inappropriate Photos To All The Passengers
Last week, some naughty antics on a Southwest Airlines flight pushed the pilot to threaten takeoff cancellation. Apparently, someone had been sending photos of themselves without clothes to the other passengers on board.
The unsolicited photos were specifically sent using Apple’s AirDrop file transfer system on a flight from Houston’s Willam P. Hobby Airport to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
One passenger named Teighlor Marsalis explained how, after she boarded the plane, she received an Airdrop notification.
Teighlor declined it, but two women seated in front of her did accept the file transfer. Then, they showed her the image.
“It was a man [without clothes] that had AirDropped himself to everyone,” Teighlor recalled.
Eventually, one passenger did report the incident to a flight attendant, who promptly alerted the pilot. Then, he made an announcement over the plane’s loudspeaker.
“So, here’s the deal. If this continues while we are on the ground, I am going to have to pull back to the gate. Everybody is going to have to get off, we are going to have to get security involved, and vacation is going to be ruined,” the pilot began.
“So you folks, whatever that Airdrop thing is, quit sending pictures, and let’s get yourself to Cabo.”
Teighlor also captured footage of the pilot’s entire announcement and later posted it on TikTok. The video has since been viewed over three million times and prompted countless amused comments from social media users.
Yakobchuk Olena – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purpose only, not the actual person
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“I’m gonna turn this plane around, and everyone’s vacation will be ruined. Haha, major dad vibes,” commented one user.
“Like a school bus driver with a bunch of rowdy kids!” wrote a second user, followed by a laughing emoji.
“You take that risk accepting anything AirDropped from strangers,” wrote a third.
Nonetheless, Teighlor has since revealed she believes the pilot handled the situation appropriately.
Southwest Airlines also released a statement underscoring that the “safety, security, and wellbeing of customers and employees is the Southwest team’s highest priority at all times.”
To view the original TikTok, visit the link here.
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