A pilot refused to fly a plane after a tourist spotted someone’s shocking WiFi name.
The incident took place as passengers were preparing to take-off from Cancun, Mexico, to the UK on a Thomson flight. As one male tourist boarded, he noticed that someone had named their WiFi: ‘Jihadist Cell London 1’. This came just hours after the Manchester Arena attack.
He informed the cabin crew immediately, and they began a probe. No one admitted to the name, so the police were called.
The plane was delayed for two hours while police inspected the passengers’ electronics. Sniffer dogs and armed police boarded the aircraft in an attempt to find the person behind the WiFi name and to check for any suspicious items.
