Joining the Mile High Club (MHC) - Can I get into trouble?
The same friend I already mentioned in this question, has an additional travel question. Recently, he read a lot about the Mile High Club (MHC). Wikipedia defines the mile high club as people who had sex on an air travel vehicle during a flight. Ideally it should be above 1 nautical mile (1852 meters). Could I get into trouble if I do this on a regular plane? For example, can I get arrested? Or banned from flying with this airline? Or flying at all?
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Singapore Airlines (and I think others) first class offers "compartments" similar to those found on sleeper trains, meaning there is a door you can close (and probably lock as well). The compartment contains at least 2 seats, both of which recline completely into beds.
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What is the penalty for joining the Mile High Club?
If convicted at trial, they could each have faced up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $500. According to reports, the couple was accused of having oral sex in their seats in full view, unfortunately, of some other passengers.Are you allowed to join the Mile High Club?
Joining the infamous mile-high club is a bucket-list item for those who hope to take their love to new heights (or at least be able to say they did it). Having sex in-flight at least one mile above the ground is the agreed-upon prerequisite required to join the aptly named mile-high club.Do flight attendants care if you join the Mile High Club?
Schlappig points out "the crew only care if they have to". "I think there's a common misconception that flight attendants love to bust people joining the Mile-High Club, " he writes. "They don't. At a minimum it's awkward for them, and at worst it's extra paperwork for them.What are the rules for the Mile High Club?
To be considered eligible for membership, sexual intercourse has to occur at an altitude of at least 5,280ft (one mile, obviously) and in an airplane, according to milehighclub.com.She Joined The Mile High Club.
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Answer 2
My answer is: "it's depends on whether you bother anyone".
I know some friends who tried it during a night flight on a second class plane from Europe to an Indian Ocean island. But they were silent, they made some gymnastics to achieve it under the carpet, and they had no immediate neighbour.
But I am sure that there are countries where it's not secure to do it unless you want to visit jail.
Answer 3
The wikipedia page on the subject doesn't offer a lot of detail, but does provide some clues to the answer to your question.
In short, engaging in sexual activities in front of other passengers is going to be illegal in most jurisdictions, and against airline policies in practically all cases.
Engaging in sexual activity aboard a plane in private, such as in the lavatory, is more of a legal grey-area. In the UK, for example, sexual activity in a public lavatory may still be punishable as "public sex" although this has apparently never been tested in court.
In an episode of 1000 Ways to Die in which a couple were killed together in the lavatory when the plane hit turbulence while they were fooling around, a flight attendant for an un-named (English-speaking, probably North-American) airline was interviewed, who said that customers are allowed to enter the lavatories in pairs, as long as they don't disturb other passengers. She seemed to imply it was a common practice, seen almost as "cute" by flight attendants. But I have no idea how authoritative this is, or even if she was a real flight attendant, or reading a script.
My advice: If you're going to do it, only do it in the lavatory, and be very discrete and quiet, so as not to draw attention or offend others.
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