Plane passengers disturbed after X-rated movie plays on every screen
Topics: TV And Film, Travel
Kya Buller
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Topics: TV And Film, Travel
A flight full of passengers got much more than they bargained for during their flight as they were all simultaneously confronted with graphic scenes.
The Qantas flight, which took off from Australia and was heading for Japan, suffered a major technical issue.
While we're all used to being able to choose whichever film we want when sat in our seats, this was a totally different story.
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Qantas staff were aware that individual selection was unavailable due to the tech issue, so passengers voted to watch 2023's Daddio starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn.
The drama film revolves around Girlie (Johnson) who unravels her life story to a New York taxi driver - including an affair with a married man.
The taxi driver obliges and opens up about his own life in return.
The film features several NSFW scenes, including an erect penis, and some pretty intense sexting.
The fault also meant the film couldn't be paused or turned off... so travellers had to grin and bear it.
Not ideal for prudish passengers.
One passenger wrote on Reddit: "Qantas played an inappropriate movie to the whole plane, there was no way to turn it off."
They explained: "So, I was on Qantas flight QF59 from Sydney to Haneda… and the in-flight entertainment system was down.
“After a one-hour delay, the pilot decided to take off anyway, but the only option left was for the crew to play a movie on every screen.
“It was impossible to pause, dim, or turn it off. Here’s the kicker: the movie they played was extremely inappropriate.
“It featured graphic nudity and a lot of sexting – the kind where you could literally read the texts on screen without needing headphones.
“It took almost an hour of this before they switched to a more kid-friendly movie, but it was super uncomfortable for everyone, especially with families and kids on board.
“I’ve attached a few pics of the scenes (only from the sexting parts, no nudity).
“How is this acceptable for a major airline? Has anyone else had something like this happen?”
A spokesperson for the airline has since responded, stating: "The movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight and we sincerely apologise to customers for this experience.
"All screens were changed to a family-friendly movie for the rest of the flight, which is our standard practice for the rare cases where individual movie selection isn’t possible.
“We are reviewing how the movie was selected.”