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Pilot Threatens To End Flight Due To AirDrop Nudes

It seems to me that air travel gets more bizarre every day.  Way back in the day, pilots might have to remind passengers to extinguish their smokes.  There was the…

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It seems to me that air travel gets more bizarre every day.  Way back in the day, pilots might have to remind passengers to extinguish their smokes.  There was the support animal period when it might not be unusual to see people boarding planes with everything from snakes to kangaroos.  During pandemic travel, folks fought over mandates and literally threw punches on a plane sometimes.   This week a Southwest Airlines pilot on a flight to Cabo San Lucas took to the intercom and threatened to return to the gate if passengers didn't stop sending nude photos using their phone's AirDrop feature.

Yes, that's where we are in 2022.  The pilot pulled out the "Don't make me turn this car around" threat.  Moms and Dads since the beginning of time have been using this one.  I guess others don't find the in-flight magazine as captivating as I do. LOL.  Instead of dropping nudes on the pilot, maybe y'all need to review the safety card in that seat pocket.  If I'm sitting next to you, I want to know you understand how to put the oxygen masks on...not take everything off!  "Quit sending naked pictures!"  That's one I never expected to hear on a plane.

Debbie Nance is the afternoon co-host along with her husband on "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for 18 years. Debbie is a CMA Award winner for Radio Personality of the Year. And, she has worked in radio for 40 years. Before her current afternoon position, Debbie spent more than a decade as co-host on morning shows in several markets across the Southeast. As a content creator for Country 1037, Debbie writes articles about food, new restaurants in the Carolinas and travel experiences.