Apple’s AirDrop feature uses short-range communication technologies like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to find people nearby with an iPhone and shares files with them. Bluetooth Low Energy is used to find compatible handsets open to receiving files from other iPhone users and Wi-Fi is used to transmit them. Android users have a similar feature on their phones called Nearby Share.
@miss.valerie808 Wtf??? Who would do something like this #flight3316♬ original sound – Bthechange
Due to the short-range capabilities of AirDrop, the culprit had to be on the aircraft when the messages were sent. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said that an unidentified passenger was using AirDrop to send troubling images to others on the plane. After the aircraft landed in Oakland, bomb sniffing dogs inspected the jet and the luggage, and no explosives were discovered.
The image that forced the plane to divert to Oakland reportedly showed a picture of the plane with comments from people claiming that they were “going to blow this bitch up.” After a six-hour delay, the plane took off for Hawaii and landed without incident. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office says that the investigation is still active and no arrests have been made at this time.
We are just curious to know what it is about Southwest that attracts iPhone users who are willing to use AirDrop on their devices to disrupt a flight.
