Passengers complain Qantas crew shows raunchy film on long-haul flight
October 8, 2024, 11:33 p.m. Listen to article
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A technical problem occurs during a Qantas flight from Sydney to Tokyo. Passengers can no longer access the onboard film selection. The crew then runs a strip on all screens. But the selected film annoys some passengers.
The Australian airline Qantas Airways has apologized for showing an adult film during a long-haul flight. Due to a technical problem, an individual film selection for passengers was not possible on a flight from Sydney to Tokyo last week, Qantas told the AP news agency. That’s why the crew selected a film that was then shown on all screens, “based on the wishes of a number of passengers,” as the company assured.
Qantas did not name the film, but according to media reports, “Daddio – One Night in New York” was shown. The film is released in the USA for ages 17 and up and in Germany for ages 12 and up. It’s about a woman, played by Dakota Johnson, who gets into a taxi at the airport in New York and has a long conversation with her driver (Sean Penn). In the USA, it is noted that sexual innuendo and nudity occur. On social media, suspected passengers on the flight complained that some scenes made them feel uncomfortable. In addition, the film was not appropriate for families and children on board.
“The film was clearly not suitable to be played throughout the flight and we sincerely apologize to our customers for this experience,” a Qantas spokesperson said. “All screens were switched to a family-friendly film for the remainder of the flight, which is our standard practice for the rare occasions when individual film selection is not possible.” Now we are checking why the film was chosen in the first place. A Qantas competitor used the faux pas to take a swipe at its rival. “We let you choose your films,” Air New Zealand wrote on X.
