Australian airline Qantas has its tail between its legs after inadvertently playing an R-rated movie on every screen.
A technical issue precluded passengers from choosing their own in-flight entertainment en route from Sydney to Tokyo last week. The crew chose one film â the R-rated film Daddio, according to multiple reports on social mediaâ to play for everyone including young passengers, according to a statement the airline provided to CNN.
âOur crew members had a limited list of movies that they were able to play across all screens on the aircraft and based on the request from a number of passengers, a particular movie was selected for the entire flight,â reads the statement.
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The airline added that it tried to fix screens for passengers, 'particularly those who had complained about the content,' but to no avail.
âThe movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight and we sincerely apologize to customers for this experience,â an airline spokesperson told the news outlet, adding that the film was ultimately replaced by âa family friendly movie ⊠which is our standard practice for the rare cases where individual movie selection isnât possible.â
The airline said itâs currently reviewing how the R-rated film was chosen.
The film was discussed on social media.
Reddit users remarking on the incident have pointed to the Dakota Johnson-Sean Penn flick as the âextremely inappropriateâ film in question.
The two-hander drama stars Johnson as the passenger in Pennâs late night cab from JFK. During the ride, the pair discuss their lives, trials and tribulations in great, and often explicit, detail. The film also features recurring glimpses at Johnsonâs phone and the sexts sheâs sending and receiving, both written and visual. (AV Club described the Qantas incident as âAirline apologizes for foisting unsolicited âDaddioâ dâ pic on innocent passengers.â)
Sexting and graphic nudity were included in the film.
âIt featured graphic nudity and a lot of sexting â the kind where you could literally read the texts on screen without needing headphones,â shared one Reddit user, who attached pictures of said texts. âIt 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 onboard.â
Qantas did not immediately respond to the Daily Newsâ request for comment.
âJami Ganz, New York Daily News (TNS)
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