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Adam May

Pilot threatens to turn plane around if passenger doesn't stop trying to AirDrop nudes

A pilot threatened to turn his plane around if a passenger didn't stop trying to AirDrop nude photos to other travellers.

A viral TikTok video shows a Southwest Airlines pilot in the US calling out a passenger for cyber flashing.

It appears the prankster was using the iPhone's AirDrop feature to share naked photos with fellow passengers.

The pilot, however, seemed less than impressed and warned that if they didn't stop then everyone's holiday to Cabo, Mexico, could be in jeopardy.

In the video, posted by @teighmarks, the pilot said: "So here is 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 [everyone's] vacation is going to be ruined.

With AirDrops, the person receiving the image or video gets a preview of it on their screen and then they can choose to either accept or decline (Getty Images/Westend61)

"Thank you folks. Whatever that AirDrop thing is, quit sending naked pictures, let's get yourself to Cabo."

Back in 2018, New York proposed a bill that would outlaw "cyber flashing", appleinsider.com reports, or the act of sending explicit pictures to unaware strangers through technology such as AirDrop.

With AirDrops, the person receiving the image or video gets a preview of it on their screen and then they can choose to either accept or decline.

Despite the ability to decline the footage, the recipient will still see a preview of the unsolicited material.

Plenty of TikTok users have taken to the social media platform to praise the pilot for his tough stance.

One wrote: "I’m gonna turn this plane around and everyone’s vacation will be ruined. Haha major dad vibes."

A second added: "Pilot has ultimate authority. He doesn't need a reason. If he doesnt like something thats his choice."

A third echoed: "'Don’t make me come back there' vibe."

"This is the pilots version of “don’t make me turn this plane around!!!'," added a fourth.

It's not the first time a trip has been threatened by someone's untoward use of the AirDrop feature.

Back in March, an Alaska Airlines flight was delayed at Orlando International Airport by over an hour, Forbes reports.

It was after a 10-year-old AirDropped a threat, with passengers who were onboard saying police armed with submachine guns surrounded the plane, and eventually realised the threat wasn't real.

And as recent as May, nine people were arrested in Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.

It came as photos of airline crashes popped up on passengers’ iPhones, worrying passengers about what could happen on the plane that was taxiing before it took off.

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