Earlier I wrote about a bizarre situation on a SWISS flight, where two passengers decided to join the mile high club in the first class galley. That was bad enough, but what was even worse is that the pilots saw it happening in the cockpit, decided to film it, and then distributed video footage of…
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If the seatbelt sign were to illuminate while a couple is copulating, are they legally required to experiment with a little light bondage?
Suddenly I don't want to fly La Premiere anymore. Taking that one off the bucket list.
@Ben, aren't there cameras in suites that have floor to ceiling walls or curtains? Don't flight attendants have to be able to see you via a camera if there isn't a direct line of sight from the aisle?
Funny, when I saw the article I immediately thought of the lavatories in the LH A346s as well! The first one to the right, right after you descend the stairs is particularly large as well! Like bigger than the J lav, maybe 1.5-2x the size!
I swear the only time that my home airport of IBZ ever gets mentioned on the blog are in these kinds of posts (ie mile high club, drunken arrests etc)
@ Sonofdad -- There are definitely not cameras in the suites. Keep in mind the doors and curtains are open for takeoff and landing, and when there's turbulence, the crew is supposed to come around and check on people.
Now, to be clear, there are cameras on some planes (like at the back of Emirates' A380 first class), but they're definitely not inside the fully enclosed suites.
@ Willmo -- Hah, my apologies! I do hope to visit Ibiza soon, for what it's worth (not to party, but to relax... I think that's also a thing there?)
British airways 351 lav 3L can be made to a disabled toilet if both are in. That’s very easy and no one would notice. Even crew do it in there
Any other toilets / aircraft / airlines where you can combine a lav?
@ Micha -- The two center business class lavatories on the A380 (in the rear) can also be combined into one from inside. No experience joining the mile high club there, but just something I picked up on...
The cameras are not in the suites, but on the bulkhead or ceiling. The direct view requirement by FAA requires the FAs in jump seats to be able to see the "heads" of minimum 50% of the passengers.
Not all suites require a camera when the FAs in seated position can see the heads of 50% of the passengers. Normally, suites with 48" or lower furniture height meet the direct view requirement without a camera, however, when the suites exceed that height, a camera will be needed.
The cameras are something like this: https://ad-aero.com/by-aircraft/boeing-b777-direct-view/#:~:text=B777%3A%20VIP%20Passenger%20Cabin%20Surveillance%20%E2%80%9CDirect%20View%E2%80%9D&text=The%20system%20is%20used%20as,Taxi%2C%20Take%20Off%20and%20Landing.
And these cameras are quite common.. They're also installed on Jetblue's new Mint cabin and Iberia's A321XLR business class. Thompson Vantage Solo seats in these cabins wouldn't exceed 48" furniture height, however, since the passengers' heads are away from the aisle, a camera's needed to let the FA see them.
Having sex in an airplane lav, which likely is dirty beyond belief. One word for that person: loser.
@Lucky. You left out the most important part: what did you reply to your Dad??? Or you just asked him to read this post? :-)))
Two points
1. As to your comment “ can’t think of a less arousing place to get it on,”. How about the bathrooms in DC’s Union Station Never been sure how that repuglican Senator did it there
2. so no solo members??? Darn 😉
What a crass and invasive question!
The answer is in Rolling Stone, presuming hand to gland combat qualifies.
What percent of this blog’s readers are virgins?
Off the top of my head Dcs, TravelinWilly, Tim Dunn…
"...the crew tells you to knock it off..."
Well, that could be interpreted a couple of different ways...
Best article you’ve ever written. Likely ever will write. I hope you don’t take this down, but I understand if you have business considerations
In a post, many years ago, Ben said he had an "encounter of a sexual nature" with a flight attendant on the plane. That was BEFORE he met his husband.
@Ben; if I misspoke then I apologize and feel free to remove my comment.
The million mile question. Some of us aren’t subscribers to Rolling Stone, but are interested in knowing. Word to the wise, though: be mindful of how one might ask or answer about this
Ben’s married and has a kid. Also let’s not forget his dad apparently reads his blog
I find myself somewhat amused asking this, but figure you might know given your Emirates flight attendant friends and you don't actually say - is it even against policy in the A380 shower suites or is it actually permissible from the airline's perspective?
entertaining but not likely to change anyone's mind, esp. in the heat of the moment.
While I see you noted that altitude doesn’t matter, I’ve always wondered why it’s called mile high club when cruising altitude for most commercial jets is more in the 5-7 mile range.
So if youre United Global Services you'll want to do this on a Delta plane. Put that in the article.
Construction site Port-a-John club, Burger King bathroom club. Lots of clubs to join.
Do not do it, punishment can be pretty severe: for example, those people on Swiss 777 were rebooked on United codeshare for their return trip
I could write blueprints of American 787s and 777s. I’d say in the middle of an overnight long haul flight the accessible lavatory (extra room and a mirror ) near the mid section of the business class cabin. Even though there’s a galley ; two in the case of the 77W that FAs curtain off and break in one. Even though there are FA seats located there in flight most will either be in the front galley , rear galley , or crew rest area. Hehe lol smh
Don't worry, I'm pretty sure the other person's time definitely would be billable for them to agree to join it with you...
You missed out the easiest solution - just fly private 🙂
There is nothing quite like the sensation of having a Global 6000 cabin for yourself and the misses 😀
"If you’re flying in Air France La Premiere, you have floor-to-ceiling curtains, and the crew isn’t just going to disturb you in the middle of the flight for no reason..."
Some of them actually do - they don't disturb, but they do check on you.
I've been on a couple of overnight flights where the f/a would pop her/his head in just to make sure I didn't need anything; lights were out in the suite and it was nighttime.
YMMV.
How embarrassing are you? Obviously you never joined the club. “Any type of sexual contact” qualifies? Really? Do you really live in Miami?
My first was 1974 on a DC-6 Mackey Int’l flight in forward lavatory on the flight from Miami to Grand Turk. She was working the flight and I was an employee along for the ride. Totally unplanned.
There's a service in Vegas where you can charter a plane for like 1000 or whatever for a few hours, exclusively for this purpose
Once again, bloggers ruin it for the rest of us by sharing all the secrets. Is there nothing sacred anymore?
Who needs a few hours??? Once you've reached cruising altitude, I'd have thought 10 minutes would suffice.
Gee - is everyone in the club single without children? Or are the participants always married to one another? Stats? ;-}
Back in the 90's flying from IST to DXB on SQ the front lavatory was huge with room for a wheelchair and clean as a whistle since SQ. Got a bit giggly so finally convinced better half it would be fun. Until we noticed that our boss was sitting right by the lavatory and saw us.
Sigh.
Never a chance again.
You guys are forgetting the easiest way to join the mile high club. Just spend a night in Denver. Plus, why spend tens of thousands of dollars on products like La Premiere when you can get more privacy, more room and a better bed for just a few hundreds of dollars.
Can you post a similar article about doing it at airport lounges? E.g. using lounge shower
Yes indeed. I’m not a party guy either. Relaxation stuff does exist - especially with a new chilled-focused Soho Farm House opening in the north of the island in a few months.
Often (even more lately here on this site 🙁 ….) i wonder, why “Bloggers” just DON’T stick to the REAL plane truth?
SQ Suite Double bed is NO Double bed like at home, EK FA’s manual is a guidance in this way of Max. occupancy, NOT a Rule to enforce any Sexual activity in a Shower.
SWISS First Class Galley sounds like the LRL (Least Risk Location) … the most risk is the Cockpit Cameras it seems, but all in all, FACTS are often NOT the truth in Blogs.
Sad as it is, it’s often just cheaply copied Marketing lines from any source.
I really enjoyed seeing updates, infos and insights (sometimes), but it looks like $$$ is important to attract, rather then sticking to facts and the plane (plain) truth?!
Keeping in mind, that “Club Members” of the high above the clouds most often do know what they do and the risk they are taking, it’s odd to read this from someone who seems to still be a Virgin flyer?
Just saying! 😉
"trying to join the mile high club on a Ryanair flight from Ibiza to Dublin".
I can't think of a less glamorous place to join the club!
Methinks the new Lufthansa First Class center suit is perfect for this. My takeaway from Ben's last article on it was that it's designed for-purpose for upper-middle class honeymooners and serial adulterers lol.
I am surprised nobody ever mentionned the possibility these two having sex in the LX First class galley are actually Swiss crew members. Having flown this LX First cabin many times, I can’t think of a less possible place to have sex. Passengers can come in anytime. Besides, during a day flight like this BKK to ZRH, there would always be a crew on duty seated in the jump seat of that galley. The logistics of it requires a third person (likely another crew) checking on potential ongoers to alert the two playful fools. The fact that nobody stopped them in their act, indicates all the other crew members -and the pilots- were actually aware of what was going on in that galley, and had agreed to leave it empty for that moment of wild activity. The filming of the action also reinforces my suspicion.
I am surprised nobody ever mentionned the possibility that these two having sex in the LX First class galley are actually Swiss crew members. Having flown this LX First cabin many times, I can’t think of a less possible place to have sex. Passengers can come in anytime. Besides, during a day flight like this BKK to ZRH, there would always be a crew on duty seated in the jump seat of that galley. The logistics of it requires a third person (likely another crew) checking on potential ongoers to alert the two playful fools. The fact that nobody stopped them in their act, indicates all the other crew members -and the pilots- were actually aware of what was going on in that galley, and had agreed to leave it empty for that moment of wild activity. The filming of the action also reinforces my suspicion.
Swiss, hmmm.
Few years ago I walked into a sauna in Switzerland, had my towel, but everyone including women & men were completely naked, sitting or lying on their towels, spread out.
Later the attendant said this is normal in Switzerland.
Does a Swiss plane bring on these urges? I think not. I feel Swiss Airlines although being nice, are very boring and unattractive cabins, 1st to Economy.
My wife and I joined the Mile High Club in Las Vegas with Love Cloud. We're planning on joining it again when we fly Etihad in Europe on our way to Dubai. Seems a little risky, but I agree by far the best bet.
i am not sure about that. can you be clear if you know it. the video call feature from ipad is only on when you ask for video service. i don't think they have 6 camers facing the customers
The "no risk" way to join the Mile High Club is to use a service in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the primary purpose of this airline, plus weddings, etc.