Video reveals pilot threatening to show airplane round over airdropped nude photographs

A Southwest Airways pilot threatened to show the airplane round and power all passengers to depart if a traveler did not cease airdropping nude photographs of himself to different passengers, in accordance with a viral video on social media.

The video, shared to TikTok by passenger Teighlor Marsalis, catches the top of what was apparently an extended scolding by the pilot earlier than a flight from Houston to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in accordance with Nextar.

The TikTok consumer stated one of many passengers was utilizing Apple's AirDrop characteristic, which permits iPhone customers to ship photographs to anybody else with the characteristic enabled close by, to ship bare photos of himself, unsolicited, to your entire airplane. The pilot reprimanded the unidentified man over the intercom after one other passenger complained.

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"So right here’s the deal, if this continues whereas we’re on the bottom, I’m going to have to tug again to the gate, everyone’s going to need to get off, we’re going to need to get safety concerned, and it’s — trip goes to be ruined,” the pilot stated. “So that you people, no matter that AirDrop factor is, stop sending bare photos, and let’s get your self to Cabo.”

"[Southwest Airlines] takes airdropping nudes very significantly," Marsalis captioned the video.

Marsalis advised Nextar that the pilot was made conscious of the improper picture sharing when a passenger complained to the flight attendant, who then advised the pilot. No additional bare photos had been shared after the scolding.

“The flight made it fortunately to Cabo with no extra nudes!” Marsalis advised Nextar.

“The security, safety and wellbeing of Prospects and Workers is the Southwest Workforce’s highest precedence always,” Southwest Airways advised Nextar in an announcement however declined to provide additional details about any potential punishment directed in opposition to the offending passenger. “When made conscious of a possible downside, our Workers deal with points to assist the consolation of these touring with us.”

The Washington Examiner reached out to Southwest Airways for remark.

The video has since gone viral on TikTok, with greater than 2.8 million views, 135,000 "likes," and over 8,700 shares. Within the feedback part, most customers discovered the incident amusing.

"I’m gonna flip this airplane round and everybody’s trip shall be ruined. Haha main dad vibes," consumer Walsami commented.

“'Don’t make me come again there' vibe," one other joked.