Airline Considering In-flight Games, Movies... and Porn
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary is contemplating the development of apps that would allow passengers to play games, watch movies, gamble or even watch porn while they fly.
Speaking to the Sun newspaper, O'Leary, who is known for suggesting whacky ways to make money from his airline, said that he hopes to launch an in-flight web service that mimics the pay-TV services offered in hotels. O'Leary specified that customers would be using their own mobile devices, such as smartphones or tablets, for viewing or engaging with these services, which would offer views movies, games, gambling apps and even porn.
"I'm not talking about having it on screens on the back of seats for everyone to see. It would be on handheld devices," he said. "Hotels around the world have it, so why wouldn't we?"
The plan could take more than a year to get off the ground because of the costs associated with getting its planes broadband-ready. However, this is not the first time the topic of porn on planes has come up. Back in 2008, flight attendants voiced their concerns over the growing trend of in-flight WiFi. The worry was that with internet access, passengers might watch adult content to pass the time while they fly. That said, considering the fact that people can bring their phones, laptops, MP3 players and as many books and magazines as they like on board, it seems silly to think anyone desperate enough to want to look at porn during their flight would use the in-flight WiFi to do so. They could just as easily bring a DVD and laptop on board and watch for free.
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Ah Jane, I missed your porn-related articles!
A lot more people would join the mile high club
porn is everywhere even in the sky
*Flight attendant* Put your hands up where I can see them. That line isn't just for cops anymore.
people will be able to masturbate privately in a plane soon...
Well, I say they go for it. It's hard enough browsing through their boring collection of movies, I say they let me watch some p0rn. What else am I supposed to do for hours???
Living it up while you're going down.
i would gladly settle for a bit more leg room. there need to be 3-4 inches more between seat rows...
i would gladly settle for a bit more leg room. there need to be 3-4 inches more between seat rows...
That's a shame.
porn on a plane? uh... yeah... i totally do not want to wake up on a long flight and see a socially awkward fat guy next to me fapping under a blanket
"They could just as easily bring a DVD and laptop on board and watch for free. "
Damn, she knows!
i would gladly settle for a bit more leg room. there need to be 3-4 inches more between seat rows...
12-14" in my case.
i would gladly settle for a bit more leg room. there need to be 3-4 inches more between seat rows...
im gonna go out on a limb here and assume you mean Feet
Uh...I think I'll hold off on flying on planes...forever...
I don't want to see some guy jerking off, making noises, and bumping into my seat from behind...
Porn should totally have a secluded section. I don't want the dude next to me watching porn, while little Billy is sitting next to him wondering why Mario is giving it to Princess Peach.
im gonna go out on a limb here and assume you mean Feet
3-4 ft is A LOT. I'm not sure what he means, but it's probably not ft. 3-4 would make them cut out like 10 rows - that, or some people would have to start riding on the ceiling. Ha.
Ok, here goes
1 - Stewardess I need some baby oil and extra napkins please.
2 - Can I change seats please, this one is very sticky
3 - Stewardess, can you lend me a hand for a moment
well if airlines provide more legroom, i'd prefer to take a restful nap to recharge after going through all the airport hassles. but if everyone is bringing his own media device and playing them out loud without headphones, the noise would be rather distracting if not outright annoying.
Considering what hands will be doing, I'm not touching one that's been used before.
next thing you know stewardess are going to have to turn up tricks to get a "bonus"
This would make more sense for Virgin airlines...
porn on a plane? uh... yeah... i totally do not want to wake up on a long flight and see a socially awkward fat guy next to me fapping under a blanket
You DO know they can STILL do it even if there's no pr0n?
Y U NO
Wow. Jane, wake up... you're the one managing tablet news on Tom's!
I don't fly much, But Hey... what the heck this sounds like some fun... Green light for Porn!
do not, i repeat do not allow people to watch porn while flying....i would be really pissed off to be on a flight and for my child to see it....i am sure that people can wait to watch porn for when they get home
do not, i repeat do not allow people to watch porn while flying....i would be really pissed off to be on a flight and for my child to see it....i am sure that people can wait to watch porn for when they get home
No joke - I've actually seen people watching porn in the back seat DVD players in their cars.
do not, i repeat do not allow people to watch porn while flying....i would be really pissed off to be on a flight and for my child to see it....i am sure that people can wait to watch porn for when they get home
If we get a special section of the plane where people can watch p0rn, then we need to get a section for people who insist on bringing their small kids on the plane. Almost everybody hates screaming, hyperactive, fussy kids / babies and yet parents keep insisting on flying with them.
If you don't want to see any p0rn, or your kid to see it, that's fine with me. I just don't want to hear you (within reason) or your kid when I'm stuck for 16 hrs in the row ahead of you.
Porn should totally have a secluded section. I don't want the dude next to me watching porn, while little Billy is sitting next to him wondering why Mario is giving it to Princess Peach.
yea, yet the news covers rape and murder every day, and every show on tv, cartoon or adult, has violence, but o no, lets not have a kid see a boob, that may give him an idea.
in all seriousness, do people think that all porn is bestiality or something? look at what we allow kids to play, call of duty, where you are awarded for a kill count, and that's sociably acceptable, but god forbid they see sex, something they can actually do later in life almost anywhere with almost anyone over 18 (depending on where you live, could be lower or higher) that is the thing that will ruin a kid.
sorry if this was inappropriate, but the notion that a kid needs to be protected from everything is retarded to me, especially from something like sex.
do not, i repeat do not allow people to watch porn while flying....i would be really pissed off to be on a flight and for my child to see it....i am sure that people can wait to watch porn for when they get home
wow, you must not let your kid play games of any kind due to violence, watch tv because of imatatable acts, or hell, god forbid the internet, because in less than 2 clicks on almost any google search, or any search, i can find porn.
Oh ... that just gives no meaning to the possibilities in the mile high club!
yea, yet the news covers rape and murder every day, and every show on tv, cartoon or adult, has violence, but o no, lets not have a kid see a boob, that may give him an idea.in all seriousness, do people think that all porn is bestiality or something? look at what we allow kids to play, call of duty, where you are awarded for a kill count, and that's sociably acceptable, but god forbid they see sex, something they can actually do later in life almost anywhere with almost anyone over 18 (depending on where you live, could be lower or higher) that is the thing that will ruin a kid. sorry if this was inappropriate, but the notion that a kid needs to be protected from everything is retarded to me, especially from something like sex. wow, you must not let your kid play games of any kind due to violence, watch tv because of imatatable acts, or hell, god forbid the internet, because in less than 2 clicks on almost any google search, or any search, i can find porn.
It's not about seeing a boob, it's about watching some dude do a chick up her ass, then we all get to see some gaping holes etc....
I could care less about soft core porn - I'm talking about the hardcore stuff that is mostly just SICK. Have you heard of some of the weird crap people are into?
And what does it say about your character when you watch porn in public? Is your life that pathetic?
Sorry, I'm into free love and not censoring everything - but I get this horrible, pervy-wanker image in my head when I imagine some sicko watching porn next to me on an airplane.
Pervy guys is what turns me off - not the porn.