A mile-high romp filmed on a Swiss Air passenger jet has sparked a privacy investigation after the steamy footage was allegedly leaked by crew members.
The footage shows a couple engaging in oral sex in the galley of a Swiss Air plane. The video was taken by cockpit-controlled security cameras on the flight.
The extraordinary scenes were filmed in November on Swiss Air’s 12-hour-long Flight 181 from the Thai capital Bangkok to Zurich.
The pair were apparently filmed by members of the crew after sneaking into the plane’s kitchen. Still images from the video show a woman on her knees in front of a man.
The raunchy clip has now surfaced on social media along with a lewd caption about the sex act.
The footage has sparked a Swiss Air investigation into privacy ‘violations’, with airline officials promising to identify and discipline the staff responsible for recording the video without the couple’s permission and posting it on social media.
Swiss Air media spokeswoman Meike Fuhlrott stated: ‘The filming of people without their clear consent as well as the transfer of these recordings contradict our guidelines and values and violate the applicable data protection regulations.’
Crew, she said, on spotting the session on camera, should have ‘intervened directly’ and not filmed it.
The footage shows a couple engaging in a mile-high romp in the galley of a Swiss Air plane (file image)
Ms Fuhlrott added: ‘Our crews are known for their professionalism. We trust in the competence of our crews and are convinced of their abilities.’
But the airline says both the footage and the sarcastic commentary were ‘disrespectful’ to passengers.
Spokeswoman Ms Fuhlrott said: ‘We want to know exactly what happened and how these recordings came out.
‘The commentary is disrespectful and does not in any way correspond to the professional standards, values and behaviour that we expect from our employees.
‘The trust of our passengers and respectful interactions are our top priority.’
The cameras were part of crew security measures installed following the 9/11 hijackings. They are supposed to monitor any attempts to break into the cockpit and are not supposed to spy on passengers, said the airline.
The spokeswoman said: ‘The cameras are used for access control and are intended to ensure security in the cockpit.
The extraordinary scenes were filmed in November on Swiss Air’s 12-hour-long Flight 181 from the Thai capital Bangkok to Zurich (file image)
‘Only what happens right outside the door is filmed – the cameras are not intended for any other purpose and are not recording continually.
‘Screening of the monitor by the cockpit crew is only permitted in exceptional cases, for example, to document security-related incidents.’
But the airline also reprimanded the passengers in the video, who have not been identified.
They said: ‘Such acts are unacceptable. The behaviour of our passengers is usually respectful and appropriate.’
