Swiss airline crew under fire for recording, leaking couple's sexual activity on plane

Crew members of Swiss International Airline are being investigated after a video of two passengers engaging in intimate acts was leaked on social media.

The airline’s spokesperson informed media that during a November 29 flight from Bangkok to Zurich, crew members in the cockpit observed two passengers "engaging in intimate acts."

The couple was in the front galley near the flight deck. 

Notably, the airplanes typically have cameras throughout, while pilots and crew members have access to video footage from the cockpit.

However, on the Zurich-bound flight, crew members apparently recorded the couple from a monitor on the flight deck using a phone.

Later it was leaked and began circulating on WhatsApp.

The news was first reported by the Swiss newspaper 20 Minuten.

The airline’s spokesperson emphasised that it expected crew members to intervene immediately because it was "intolerable" whereas they filmed it instead. 

Resultantly, the airline is considering disciplinary action against the ones who recorded it.

"Filming people without their clear consent and sharing these recordings is contrary to our guidelines and values," the spokesperson asserted.

"The behavior of the passengers in question was inappropriate — therefore, our employees should have acted in line with our protocols and intervened immediately," the official said while adding "Why the crew did not act accordingly is the subject of the ongoing investigation."

The airline said it intends to increase employee education and training to avoid such incidents in the future.