On a flight from Sydney to Tokyo, passengers had more than just a scenic view—everyone, including kids, experienced a steamy adults-only film.
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Due to technical difficulties with the inflight entertainment system on Qantas flight QF59 to Haneda Airport, individual film selection was unavailable. The only solution was to play the same film, the steamy Daddio featuring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, across all screens, leaving viewers with no other option.
The sizzling flick features Johnson as a woman who returns to Manhattan after a trip. During her ride, she engages in a revealing conversation with her taxi driver, portrayed by Penn, about her steamy affair with a (oh my goodness!) married man.
Passenger Takes to Reddit to Bemoan the Explicit Movie the Airline Forced Them to Watch
The film is rated R due to its explicit sexual content and graphic nudity, which includes images of exposed genitals and sexually suggestive text messages. Oh my word, won’t someone think of the children?!
“Qantas played an inappropriate movie to the whole plane, there was no way to turn it off,” a passenger wrote on Reddit. “So, I was on Qantas flight QF59 from Sydney to Haneda… and the in-flight entertainment system was down,” they continued. “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 off the inflight movie. To make matters worse, the film they chose was highly 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 added.
Indeed, the Reddit post includes pictures of some of the “sexting” texts in the film, which we can’t show here…
It Took Nearly an Hour Before the Airline Starting Playing a More Family Friendly Film
“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. How is this acceptable for a major airline? Has anyone else had something like this happen?” the disgruntled passenger added.
Meanwhile, Qantas acknowledged the in-flight fiasco.
“The movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight and we sincerely apologize to customers for this experience,” the airline told The Daily Mail.
The airline stressed that all screens were switched to a family-friendly movie for the remainder of the flight, as is standard practice when individual movie selection isn’t available.
“Bruh why wouldn’t you just put on Shrek?” one bemused Reddit user wrote.