A Qantas Airways flight had a ride surprise for passengers as the flight overseas to Asia allegedly had only one movie option not suitable for children. Qantas apologized to the passengers on board, blaming the inability to choose the movie.

State Of Intimacy 

Passengers aboard Qantas flight QF59 were appalled as they were forced to watch an intimate film known as "Daddio" from Sydney, Australia to Haneda, Japan. The movie was played on every screen in the cabin and couldn't be switched to another movie.

Qantas allegedly had ongoing issues with their entertainment, in which passengers wouldn't be able to switch what was being played on their personal screens. To alleviate the issue, attendants asked passengers which movies they wanted to watch on the flight, with Daddio being the favorite among them.

Reddit user MariKontan documented the experience on the social media platform:

“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 – and 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.”
 

The movie made many passengers on board uncomfortable, especially parents and children who had nothing else to watch on the flight.

Daddio is a 2023 film starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn about a woman and her taxi driver revealing personal revelations to one another on a ride to Manhattan. The movie is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for strong language, sexual themes, and brief, graphic nudity.
 

Qantas' Quick Response

A representative from Qantas was aware of the incident on the flight and issued an apology to the passengers who preferred a different movie.

“The movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight and we sincerely apologize to customers for this experience.”
 

The spokesperson told media outlets that upon realizing Daddio wasn't suitable for children, attendants tried to fix the screens for the passengers who didn't want to watch it. When this was proven impossible, the airline decided to switch the film in favor of a kid-friendly one.

The statement lines up with the Reddit user's claims, in which MariKontan further wrote:

"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 onboard."
 

The representative went on to state that family-friendly movies are "standard practice" in circumstances where passengers couldn't choose their own movie. 

An internal investigation has been conducted in terms of how the movie was selected.