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Qantas Airways Apologizes After R-Rated Film Reportedly Airs On Every Screen During Flight
NEW YORK — Qantas Airways has caused a stir by showing a little raunchy video throughout a whole trip. And the Australian airline is now apologizing to consumers.
Qantas confirmed to The Associated Press that there were technical issues with the in-flight entertainment on a flight from Sydney to Haneda last week, rendering individual movie selection unavailable. As a result, the crew chose one movie to play on all screens “based on a number of passengers’ requests,” according to the business.
Qantas Airways Apologizes After R-Rated Film Reportedly Airs On Every Screen During Flight
Qantas did not identify the video by name, but multiple media sites reported that it was “Daddio,” an R-rated picture that was released earlier this year.
“Daddio” follows a woman (Dakota Johnson) who takes a cab from JFK airport and has an extended conversation with her driver (Sean Penn) on her way back home to Manhattan, discussing everything from what it means to be a New Yorker to relationships and infidelity, particularly her current affair with a married man. The film is rated R for “language throughout, sexual material, and brief graphic nudity.”
Users who claimed to have been on the Qantas aircraft expressed discomfort with the film’s depiction of nudity and sexting, particularly for families and children on board. Two Reddit users reported that individual passengers could not turn off the movie.
After determining that the film was inappropriate for all ages, the Qantas crew attempted to adjust screens for passengers who did not wish to view it but later discovered that this was not possible and reversed course.
Qantas Airways Apologizes After R-Rated Film Reportedly Airs On Every Screen During Flight
“The movie was clearly not appropriate to play throughout the flight, and we sincerely apologize to customers for this experience,” a Qantas spokeswoman said. “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.”
The spokesman also stated that Qantas is “reviewing how the (initial) movie was selected.”
In the days following the incident, the airline received some criticism online, especially from travel rivals.
“Plot twist: We let you choose your movies,” Air New Zealand said in response to the news on social media site X.
SOURCE | AP
