By love-89.com A recent incident involving a Qantas flight from Sydney to Tokyo has raised significant concerns among passengers after an R-rated movie was accidentally screened for everyone on board.
According to reports from CNN and Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), the incident took place last week when technical issues with the in-flight entertainment system left passengers unable to choose their own films. The crew ultimately had to select a single movie for the entire cabin.
In response to the uproar, Qantas issued an apology after the movie was shown. The airline explained that a malfunction in their entertainment system caused a nearly hour-long delay at Sydney Airport. In their statement, Qantas clarified that the crew was limited in their film options and chose a specific movie based on requests from some passengers.
While the airline did not reveal the title of the film, users on social media who were on the flight shared screenshots from their devices, identifying the movie as “Daddio,” which premiered in 2023. This film, featuring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, was rated R by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) due to its strong language, sexual content, and brief nudity.
One Reddit user who experienced the incident described “Daddio” as containing “a lot of erotic text messages that could be read aloud without headphones.” Reports indicate that because the screens could not be paused or turned off, passengers were exposed to 40 minutes of explicit content, including nudity involving “male genitalia and breasts.” Some parents resorted to using booklets to shield their children’s eyes. The user noted that it took the crew nearly an hour to switch to a more appropriate film, leaving many families feeling “super uncomfortable, especially those traveling with kids.”
Qantas later addressed the situation in their statement, explaining that while the crew initially tried to resolve the issue for those not wanting to view “Daddio,” they ultimately switched to a children’s movie after determining that a fix was unattainable. They played a nature documentary from New Zealand and apologized to the passengers, especially to those who had filed complaints.
A Qantas spokesperson acknowledged, “This movie was clearly inappropriate for entire flight viewing, and we sincerely apologize to our passengers for this experience.” They added that during the remainder of the flight, all screens were switched to family-friendly films, which is standard procedure in rare cases when individual movie selection is not feasible. The airline is currently reviewing how the film was chosen for screening.