Passengers aboard a Qantas flight were left mortified after an explicit film started playing on every screen due to a technical glitch. The incident occurred on a flight from Sydney to Tokyo, Japan, where all screens on the plane started displaying the same racy movie, leaving passengers unable to change the selection. The film in question was ‘Daddio’, featuring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn in lead roles, and passengers, including children, had to endure the explicit content for the duration of the nearly 10-hour flight.
One disgruntled passenger took to Reddit to express their frustration, stating, “Qantas played an inappropriate movie to the whole plane, there was no way to turn it off.” The film featured graphic nudity and explicit scenes, causing discomfort among passengers, especially those travelling with families and children. It took almost an hour before the airline switched to a more suitable movie, but the experience had already left many passengers feeling uneasy.
A spokesperson for Qantas issued an apology, acknowledging that the film was not appropriate for the entire flight. They reassured customers that all screens were subsequently changed to a family-friendly movie as per the airline’s standard procedure in such cases where individual movie selection is not possible. The airline is now conducting a review to determine how the inappropriate movie was chosen for the flight.
The controversial film, ‘Daddio’, released in cinemas last year, follows the story of characters played by Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson, who meet and engage in intimate conversations about their lives. Qantas passengers found themselves unexpectedly exposed to scenes of graphic nudity and sexting, prompting the airline to take quick action to rectify the situation and ensure a more comfortable viewing experience for all passengers.