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Airline to Offer In-Flight Adult Movies

Soon the loud passenger who's had too much to drink on your red-eye flight will be the least of your travel worries. Ryanair Airlines chief Michael O'Leary plans to launch an app that will allow passengers to watch porn on their tablets and smartphones during flight. Mr O'Leary told the Sun: "I'm not talking about having it on screens on the back of seats for everyone to see. It would be on handheld devices. Hotels around the world have it, so why wouldn't we?" Best of all, the app could also be used to gamble or play games in case you got bored during the speaking parts of your in-flight adult movie.

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  1. I doubt it by norriefc · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's Ryan Air, O'Leary pull these type of stunts every other month just for the free PR

    1. Re:I doubt it by Canazza · · Score: 3, Insightful

      He already charges more for disabled passengers
      or "Early boarding" as it's called, since you can't actually book the front-row seats in advance.

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    2. Re:I doubt it by Albanach · · Score: 4, Informative

      I suspect you are simply making this up. Ryanair does charge every passenger a fee, I believe it is €0.50 cents to recoup the cost of the services that they provide to disabled passengers. Obviously every other airline does this too, recouping the cost through ticketing charges, though they may not list the charge individually.

      I am not aware of any fees for services to disabled passengers, suspect they would be illegal, and the ryanair website explicitly lists things such as wheelchair assistance as being free of charge.

  2. This is not a good advertisement by javakah · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm really not sure that I want to be flying on an airline whose chief can't tell the difference between a private hotel room and an airplane with dozens of other people sitting right next to you.

    1. Re:This is not a good advertisement by nepka · · Score: 4, Insightful

      But action movies with violence, blood, heavy drug use and other such things are much more better than watching someone making love?

    2. Re:This is not a good advertisement by swb · · Score: 3, Insightful

      What was the last porn movie you saw where they made love?

      The last one I saw involved a girl taking two gents at one time and both of them gave her a facial.

      While I'm sure it's a lovely experience, I don't think that's exactly what people think of.

    3. Re:This is not a good advertisement by icebraining · · Score: 5, Funny

      You're watching the wrong kind of porn. There is actually "nice" porn. Although I've never seen a man in it.

  3. Practical application by j-turkey · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "I'm not talking about having it on screens on the back of seats for everyone to see. It would be on handheld devices."

    Preferably handheld devices that can be held in one hand.

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  4. Skip the movie by coinreturn · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And have the flight attendants give blowjobs instead.

    1. Re:Skip the movie by sokoban · · Score: 4, Funny

      They've already thought of that:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfIY24BErBE

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  5. Re:WCPGW by TWX · · Score: 4, Funny

    Especially since they're taking out all but one bathroom...

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  6. Wipes are $5 extra by obarthelemy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I wouldn't trust those blankets.

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  7. Really? by ghn · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If people do not watch porn on their own mobile devices in public places such as planes, it MUST be because the airline does not offer an APP for that.

  8. Re:Anyone remember that "Bad Idea Jeans" skit on S by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    My thoughts exactly. I had to look at my calendar to confirm it wasn't April 1st. Regardless of people's desire to apparently have limitless access to porn 24/7 and that most people that determined to be looking at smut on a flight can download it to their phones easily enough, I am still trying to fathom that there's a universe and market niche that actually feels compelled to look at porn while in flight, surrounded by hundreds of people. Is the airline also going to hand out tissue packs and "spank screens" so its customers can jerk off in private? If this is the best the CEO can come up with to increase his airline's profile, he needs to be shown the door.

  9. Re:Anyone remember that "Bad Idea Jeans" skit on S by Canazza · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's more that, traditionally, playing pocket billiards is done at home, by your self, or with a very good friend, and not in a cramped tin box sitting next to a stranger.

    also, Aircraft air is stale enough without adding the musty odour of after-sex.

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  10. Yawn by Mr_Silver · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is Michael O'Leary just drumming up some free PR by proposing something completely outrageous so that it gets mentioned in all the papers. Last time it was suggesting that they'd charge people to go to the toilet.

    That proposal (like this one) will never actually happen.

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  11. Re:Problems with kink? by GameboyRMH · · Score: 3, Funny

    Due to Rule 34 I can't tell if you're joking. But it's pretty funny either way.

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  12. Re:Anyone remember that "Bad Idea Jeans" skit on S by Riceballsan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well 2 huge flaws, 1. The intent of porn tends to cause a physical change in male viewers that other passengers would rather not witness. 2. I'm as much against censoring of porn and such as anyone else, but when someone is going to play it in visible view of my 5 year old without my consent, that is where the line has to be drawn.

  13. Re:Anyone remember that "Bad Idea Jeans" skit on S by Pope · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's RyanAir; this is just a publicity stunt since O'Leary hasn't been in the new recently for stating stupid ideas that'll never happen.

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  14. Re:Anyone remember that "Bad Idea Jeans" skit on S by Scaba · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...and not in a cramped tin box sitting next to a stranger.

    Speak for yourself.

  15. Re:Anyone remember that "Bad Idea Jeans" skit on S by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    You haven't taken a Metro Transit bus in Seattle for some time, have you?

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  16. Other way, this would have solved the problem! by SuperKendall · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It should be noted that the RyanAir proposal would actually have eliminated that problem, since he went into a rage when he was PREVENTED from looking at porn...
     

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  17. Re:Anyone remember that "Bad Idea Jeans" skit on S by Canazza · · Score: 3, Informative

    I said traditionally.

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  18. Re:Anyone remember that "Bad Idea Jeans" skit on S by aristotle-dude · · Score: 3, Funny

    You haven't taken a Metro Transit bus in Seattle for some time, have you?

    Damn those metrosexuals.

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