A Southwest Airlines pilot threatened to turn the plane around and force all passengers to leave if a traveler didn’t stop airdropping nude photos of himself to other passengers, according to a viral video on social media.
The video, shared to TikTok by passenger Teighlor Marsalis, catches the end of what was apparently a longer scolding by the pilot before a flight from Houston to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, according to Nextar.
The TikTok user said one of the passengers was using Apple’s AirDrop feature, which allows iPhone users to send photos to anyone else with the feature enabled nearby, to send naked pictures of himself, unsolicited, to the entire plane. The pilot reprimanded the unidentified man over the intercom after another passenger complained.
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“So here’s the deal, if this continues while we’re on the ground, I’m going to have to pull back to the gate, everybody’s going to have to get off, we’re going to have to get security involved, and it’s — vacation is going to be ruined,” the pilot said. “So you folks, whatever that AirDrop thing is, quit sending naked pictures, and let’s get yourself to Cabo.”
“[Southwest Airlines] takes airdropping nudes very seriously,” Marsalis captioned the video.
Marsalis told Nextar that the pilot was made aware of the improper photo sharing when a passenger complained to the flight attendant, who then told the pilot. No further naked pictures were shared after the scolding.
“The flight made it happily to Cabo with no more nudes!” Marsalis told Nextar.
“The safety, security and wellbeing of Customers and Employees is the Southwest Team’s highest priority at all times,” Southwest Airlines told Nextar in a statement but declined to give further information about any possible punishment directed against the offending passenger. “When made aware of a potential problem, our Employees address issues to support the comfort of those traveling with us.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to Southwest Airlines for comment.
The video has since gone viral on TikTok, with more than 2.8 million views, 135,000 “likes,” and over 8,700 shares. In the comments section, most users found the incident amusing.
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“I’m gonna turn this plane around and everyone’s vacation will be ruined. Haha major dad vibes,” user Walsami commented.
“’Don’t make me come back there’ vibe,” another joked.
