Two Southwest Airlines pilots are being accused of live-streaming live videos and pictures from the plane washrooms using hidden cameras.
According to a lawsuit that has been filed against the airline, two of its pilots - Terry Graham and Ryan Russell had installed hidden cameras inside the plane's front toilet that was streaming live on an iPad which was at the cockpit.
The suit by Southwest Airlines attendant Renee Steinaker alleges that she was invited to the cockpit by captain Terry Graham who wanted to use the washrooms.
However, while at the cockpit, she saw captain Terry Graham's live pictures while in the washroom displaying on the iPad. Upon inquiring more about what she had just seen from co-pilot Ryan Russell, she was told they were security cameras that had been installed by the airline as a security measure.
"New security and top-secret security measure that had been installed in the lavatories of all Southwest Airlines' 737-800 planes," the suit document by Steinaker read in part as quoted by CNN.
The incident is said to have happened in 2017 during a flight from Pittsburgh to Phoenix.
The airline spokesperson, however, refuted claims that its planes had installed cameras in the toilets.
"The safety and security of our Employees and Customers is Southwest's uncompromising priority. As such, Southwest does not place cameras in the lavatories of our aircraft," the spokesperson told CNN.
The attendant who filed the lawsuit was in Maricopa County, Arizona, but has been moved to US District Court in Arizona. She is suing the airline and the pilots for what she had to go through by watching those videos.
She wants to be compensated with at least $50,000 in damages, which is about Sh5,175,000.00.
Southwest Airlines is based in Dallas, Texas, in the US that has a reputation for low fares.
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