Passengers aboard a Qantas flight from Sydney to Tokyo were left covering their eyes and their children’s eyes last week after a sexually explicit film was left playing on every screen onboard.
According to a statement from the airline, a technical issue meant passengers were unable to select their own movie, so the flight crew picked one film to broadcast to everyone’s screens.
The film selected was “Daddio,” a drama starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn that is rated “R.” IMDB says it earned its rating for “language throughout, sexual material and brief graphic nudity.”
A review for the movie says it features “references to oral sex, masturbation” and a “brief but clear photo of erect penis on phone screen. Photos of a woman’s naked breasts. Explicit sex-related dialogue and texting.”
The airline has apologized for the mistake, but those who were aboard the flight took to social media to share their experiences.
“It was impossible to pause, dim, or turn it off,” a Reddit user wrote. “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 passenger said the horror went on for close to an hour before it was turned off.
The airline has addressed the situation, with a spokesperson telling CBS News, “The movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight, and we sincerely apologize to customers for this experience.”
After the flight crew was notified, the airline said, “All screens were changed to a family-friendly movie for the rest of the flight.”
“We are reviewing how the movie was selected,” Qantas said.