Colin Smith of photoshopCAFE recently got kicked off his Southwest Airlines flight. And according to Smith, it wasn’t because he was carrying something dangerous or causing a scene or taking pictures when he wasn’t allowed—no, he was kicked off for being a responsible drone owner.
Smith explains the whole ordeal in the video below, but the gist is as follows:
There was no more overhead space left on the plane for his DJI drone and so he was asked to check it. When he head this, he respectfully informed the flight attendant that Li-po batteries are to be carried onto planes, not placed in cargo according to the FAA. Shortly after, he was called forward and kicked off the plane at the express request of the pilot.
Nobody. Not a single person at Southwest knew the FAA regulations; the operations supervisor wouldn’t even believe the FAA regulations he was showing him on the FAA.gov website.
Smith explains the whole ordeal in the video below, but the gist is as follows:
There was no more overhead space left on the plane for his DJI drone and so he was asked to check it. When he head this, he respectfully informed the flight attendant that Li-po batteries are to be carried onto planes, not placed in cargo according to the FAA. Shortly after, he was called forward and kicked off the plane at the express request of the pilot.
Nobody. Not a single person at Southwest knew the FAA regulations; the operations supervisor wouldn’t even believe the FAA regulations he was showing him on the FAA.gov website.
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