A flight turned uncomfortable for many passengers as they were exposed to an X-rated film on all the plane's screens - and nobody was able to turn it off.
Qantas flight QF59 from Sydney, Australia to Tokyo's Haneda Airport was recently hit by some very awkward technical issues.
As a result of the glitch on the airline, travelers couldn't choose their own films.
So, flight attendants asked people what they would like to view, and they agreed on Daddio (2023), which features Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn.
In the explicit drama, Johnson plays a young woman returning home to her apartment after a trip. She ends up speaking to her taxi driver (Penn) about her affair with a married man, which leads to the driver also revealing more about his own life.
The film, which features scenes of graphic nudity including exposed genitals, and raunchy text messages, was then played across every screen on the aircraft without the option to switch it off.
One passenger on Reddit shared their experience on the airline, writing: “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," they said.
"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," they continued.
"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)," they wrote, adding: "How is this acceptable for a major airline? Has anyone else had something like this happen?"
Qantas has now offered an explanation, saying that when it became clear the movie was not inappropriate, they tried to fix the screens but it was not possible. Once the issue was resolved, they changed it to a children’s movie instead.
“The movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight and we sincerely apologize to customers for this experience,” a spokesperson told News.com.au. “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," they added.
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