Passengers on a recent Qantas flight from Australia to Japan were left gobsmacked after an inappropriate movie was played on every screen due to a technical issue.
One shocked passenger said there was “no way to turn it off” and was floored by the racy nudity and obscene ‘sexts’ that were displayed on each seat’s screen.
Qantas has confirmed the incident to news.com.au and stated that due to technical issues, individual movie selection was not available.
As a result, Qantas said staff asked passengers what movie they would like to watch, resulting in the movie Daddio (2023) being played to everyone on the flight.
The racy drama stars Dakota Johnson as a young woman returning home to her Manhattan apartment after a trip.
She ends up conversing with her taxi driver, played by Sean Penn, about her affair with a married man, with the driver also revealing more and more about his life too.
The film is rated R for its explicit sexual material and graphic nudity, including photos of exposed genitals and sexually-charged text messages.
“Qantas played an inappropriate movie to the whole plane, there was no way to turn it off,” one passenger shared on Reddit.
“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?”
Qantas confirmed that when it became clear the movie was not appropriate for all ages, the crew attempted to fix the screens for customers who did not want to watch it.
However, when they realized this was not possible, the film was changed 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 Qantas 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.”
