That’s what happened on a recent Southwest Airlines flight to Cabo San Lucas. While the plane was taxiing to the runway, a group of passengers thought it would be funny to start AirDropping nude photos to all the other passengers. The flight crew was not amused, with the captain getting on the intercom and threatening to return to the gate “where everybody’s gonna have to get off [and] we’re gonna have to get security involved, and your vacation is going to be ruined.”
How did AirDrop almost cause a Southwest flight to turn around?
Answer: Because of how some unruly passengers were using it.
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Most of the time, the iPhone’s AirDrop feature is very useful, allowing you to send photos and videos quickly to your friends when they’re nearby without even needing a Wi-Fi or cellular connection. However, depending on how you have your AirDrop settings configured, it could allow strangers around you to send you unsolicited photos.
That’s what happened on a recent Southwest Airlines flight to Cabo San Lucas. While the plane was taxiing to the runway, a group of passengers thought it would be funny to start AirDropping nude photos to all the other passengers. The flight crew was not amused, with the captain getting on the intercom and threatening to return to the gate “where everybody’s gonna have to get off [and] we’re gonna have to get security involved, and your vacation is going to be ruined.”
So, is that why they want us to turn off our phones during takeoff?
That’s what happened on a recent Southwest Airlines flight to Cabo San Lucas. While the plane was taxiing to the runway, a group of passengers thought it would be funny to start AirDropping nude photos to all the other passengers. The flight crew was not amused, with the captain getting on the intercom and threatening to return to the gate “where everybody’s gonna have to get off [and] we’re gonna have to get security involved, and your vacation is going to be ruined.”
