A bizarre report has emerged where a Southwest Airlines flight attendant is told by a pilot that cameras have been installed in every new 737-800 lavatory after she spots an iPad live streaming from a lavatory during a flight.
A truly bizarre story has emerged where a Southwest Airlines flight attendant says she once saw something in the cockpit of a Boeing 737-800 plane that “deeply disturbed” her. According to the Phoenix News Times, flight attendant Renee Steinaker was working a flight in 2017 from Pittsburgh to Phoenix when one of the pilots, Terry Graham, had to use the bathroom.
As is protocol, she entered the cockpit while the pilot was in the bathroom but while in the cockpit she noticed something that shook her: an iPad mounted to the windshield of the pilot’s seat. And it was live streaming (showing the captain currently in the restroom).
When she queried the co-pilot, Ryan Russell, he confirmed it was being live streaming and then added that every new Boing 737-800 jet had these special lavatory cameras installed in them.
Steinaker snapped a photo of the iPad and after landing the two pilots bolted from the plane pretty quickly.
Steinaker later reported the incident, and then sued Southwest Airlines, noting she became physically ill after realizing she’d changed in the lavatory and was likely seen by the pilots.
According to the aforementioned report, both pilots continue to fly for Southwest Airlines who offered this official statement: “The safety and security of our employees and customers is Southwest’s uncompromising priority. As such, there are absolutely no cameras in the lavatories of our aircraft. At this time, we have no other comment on this pending litigation.”
Litigation continues, but Steinaker and her husband believe they’ve been the target of unfair recrimination from Southwest Airlines throughout the entire process.
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this is satire, right?
100% no. Actual lawsuit.
this is from october 2019. the camera was installed by the pilot and not by being. old news.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/southwest-airlines-pilots-accused-by-flight-attendant-of-streaming-plane-bathroom-video-to-cockpit/
The rest of the story was revealed 5 years ago. It was a priank — the pilot in the lav was pre-recorded and the video was played on the iPad to make it look like it was being streamed. It was a joke being played on the flight attendants.
And on a related note… would a flight attendant REALLY change in a plane lavatory? Filthy and cramped!
Well where the hell else are they supposed to change on the plane? I don’t recall any extravagant dressing rooms in Southwest planes.D
LmAo – let’s sue Southwest, lol. Some people just sue cause they don’t want to work! I had employees like this, fire them for being late and move on!
Well where the hell else are they supposed to change on the plane? I don’t recall any extravagant dressing rooms in Southwest planes.D