Passengers on a recent Qantas flight from Sydney to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport were given more than just in-flight snacks and standard entertainment – they got an unexpected screening of Daddio, an R-rated movie starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn.
Story Summary:
- Qantas flight from Sydney to Tokyo mistakenly plays R-rated film Daddio for all passengers.
- Airline scrambles to switch to a family-friendly movie after complaints from families onboard.
‘Daddio’ movie blunder: Qantas passengers get R-rated surprise in the sky
The drama, filled with explicit content, turned the aircraft into an impromptu (and unintended) adult movie theatre, leading to some awkward exchanges and a lot of complaints from families.
Due to a technical glitch, Qantas passengers were unable to select their own in-flight movies.
Instead, one film was chosen for the entire plane. Unfortunately, the choice was Daddio – a film loaded with explicit language, sexual content, and, as one Reddit user described, “a lot of sexting – the kind where you could literally read the texts on screen without needing headphones.”
For almost an hour, kids and adults alike were subjected to the film’s racy content.
Parents looked around in disbelief, probably wishing they could hit pause on the in-flight drama (or at least handout blindfolds).
One Reddit user even shared images of the intimate text exchanges from the movie, which only added to the cringe factor.
What went wrong?
Qantas has been tightlipped about how Daddio was selected in the first place, but the airline confirmed the mishap in a statement to CNN.
“Our crew members had a limited list of movies they were able to play across all screens on the aircraft,” Qantas explained, stating that a number of passengers requested a movie, which led to the selection.
Cue a collective facepalm from parents onboard.
When crew members realized they couldn’t turn off individual screens for passengers who were horrified by what they were watching, they switched to a more family-friendly movie – though the damage was already done.
Qantas swiftly issued an apology, acknowledging that Daddio was “clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight.”
According to the airline, cabin crew tried to address the complaints as quickly as possible, though for many families, the hour-long preview of adult content was already an in-flight horror show.
“We are reviewing how the movie was selected,” Qantas added, hoping to reassure customers that they won’t have to deal with this type of turbulence again – at least not the kind caused by awkward movie choices.