Passengers aboard a flight from Australia to Tokyo last week got more inflight entertainment than they bargained for when an explicit film featuring sex talk and explicit images was broadcast to every screen for an hour before they turned it off.
Technical problems meant individual movie selection was not available on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Haneda in Japan, leaving the crew to pick one film to be broadcast to the whole cabin.
The incident took place on flight QF59 and made many passengers uncomfortable, especially those travelling with families and children.
Their selection of Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn's racy drama "Daddio" was a surprise to many, and to the airline, which apologised Tuesday.
According to one review, the movie features "references to oral sex, masturbation" as well as a "brief but clear photo of erect penis on phone screen. Photos of a woman's naked breasts. Explicit sex-related dialogue and texting".
Taking to Reddit, user @MariKontan posted;
Qantas Played an Inappropriate Movie to the Whole Plane – No Way to Turn it Off!
So, I was on Qantas flight QF59 from Sydney to Haneda today, 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 – and 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 onboard. 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?
"The movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight and we sincerely apologise to customers for this experience," a Qantas spokesperson said.
Once the mistake was clear, "all screens were changed to a family-friendly movie for the rest of the flight," Qantas added.
"We are reviewing how the movie was selected."
AFP