Air New Zealand investigates staff who shared inappropriate photos, video on social media

AIR New Zealand is under fire after staff members posted lewd images on social media, including a picture of a pilot posing with a blow-up doll in the cockpit.

Air New Zealand management is “appalled” by lewd photos and inappropriate video shared by staff on social media. Picture: Taken from NZ Herald

AIR New Zealand is “shocked” and “appalled” by lewd photos and video shared by airline staff, including a picture of a pilot posing with a blow-up doll in the cockpit.

The sick photos, which were believed to have been taken about a year ago, were reportedly shared to Facebook and Instagram after staff sent them to Snapchat.

However, a spokeswoman for Air New Zealand told News Corp the images were only brought to the airline’s attention “in the past 48 hours”.

She said an investigation had “commenced immediately” when staff were alerted.

A four-year-old Snapchat video of an air hostess pretending to spit water on passengers was also shared with the caption: “Wish I could spit on passengers like this”.

A Snapchat video of a hostess pretending to spit water on passengers during a flight. Picture: Taken from NZ Herald

One of the staff members concerned no longer works for Air New Zealand and the other two have been removed from duties pending the outcome of the investigation, according to the spokeswoman.

“It goes without saying that this is a situation we are treating with extreme seriousness — and our obvious concern is that the behaviour displayed is a clear breach of not just our code of conduct but basic decency,” she said.

“We expect the highest standards of behaviour and respect from all our staff.”