“Delete Every Hotel Selfie—Even If It’s Private”: British Airways Threatens To Fire Flight Attendants Who Don’t Comply
British Airways has a bizarre new policy for flight attendants and pilots, prohibiting them from posting any photo or video taken at a layover hotel. That applies inside the hotel, outside the hotel, and even in the parking lot.
They’ve even been told to comb through their existing social media feeds and delete every trace of past hotel content They have to do this “even if the account is set to private” – or risk firing.
According to the airline’s security team, image tools can read subtle background cues (parking lot signage, pool tiling, and even the geometry of windows) to figure out a hotel’s location, and this represents a safety risk. That means,
- No more “get ready with me” TikToks in front of the bathroom mirror.
- Uniform shots in the corridor or lobby.
- Pool-side and beach selfies.
- Group photos in the hotel bar, restaurant, or shuttle.
It seems like selfies, too, is the least bad thing British Airways crew are doing on their layovers? After all, an entire crew was nearly kicked out of a resort after a drunken fight, crew fabricated a mugging to cover up a wild night in Rio and a flight attendant was investigated for offering sex to passengers.
by Gary Leff