{"id":1404,"date":"2015-07-21T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T00:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/mile-high-club-sex-on-flights\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T17:30:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T17:30:34","slug":"mile-high-club-sex-on-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/tips-inspiration\/mile-high-club-sex-on-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexy Flights Ahead: Joining the Mile-High Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

N<\/span><\/span>othing <\/span><\/span>helps you lose your<\/span><\/span> inhibitions faster<\/span><\/span> than a holiday. The chance to visit new countries, drink champa<\/span><\/span>gne for breakfast<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>escape the daily g<\/span><\/span>rind is worth celebrating. S<\/span><\/span>ome people like to start those celebrations <\/span><\/span>at around 30,000 feet in the air. W<\/span><\/span>elcome to the mile-high c<\/span><\/span>lub!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Origins of the Mile-High Club<\/h2>\n

The origins of the mile-high club date back to 1916 when an American pilot named Lawrence Burst Sperry invented and demonstrated the \u2018autopilot\u2019. He would be back in the news two years later when a light plane he was flying crashed in mysterious circumstances. While neither he nor his female companion were injured, they were both completely naked, which led some people to suggest Sperry had been \u2018romancing\u2019 the woman at the time.<\/p>\n

Regardless of what actually happened on that flight, a legend was born. Fast-forward 100 years and airline travel has little in common with those early daredevils, but the desire to make \u2018sweet, sweet love\u2019 at altitude shows no signs of abating.<\/p>\n

30,000 feet<\/b> high<\/b> and rising<\/b><\/h2>\n

Browse the bookshop in any airport and you\u2019ll see a half dozen titles dedicated to \u2018airline stewardess confessions\u2019. Without fail, each of these books will have a chapter dedicated to all the couples (and strangers) that had romantic mid-flight encounters.<\/p>\n

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The central tenet of all these stories is that no matter how discreet people think they\u2019re being, the crew will almost certainly know what they\u2019re up to. Turns out the biggest giveaway is the rattling of the flimsy (not soundproof) toilet doors, and the moans that suddenly start spilling out from underneath. And since there\u2019s not much else for the cabin crew to do in the dead of night, you can be sure they\u2019ll position themselves to watch for the awkward exit.<\/p>\n

Inflight encounters aren\u2019t just reserved for couples. Strangers (sometimes travelling with their partners) have been known to sneak off with their new friends. And while it\u2019s rare, flight attendants have also been known to get in on the action. There was an infamous incident in 2007, which involved a Qantas attendant spicing up actor Ralph Fiennes\u2019 flight with some special attention in the toilet cubicle. Once the story broke in the media it was the end of her career.<\/p>\n

Generally speaking, the crew are the least of your worries. After all, they\u2019re the ones who have to clean up the toilets during the flight. The ones to watch out for are the newly married couples, adrenaline junkies and those taking advantage of the complimentary booze.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s getting h<\/b>ot in<\/b> he<\/b>re<\/b><\/h2>\n

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So why are all these people having sex in cramped toilets in the middle of the sky? According to Air Confiden<\/i>t<\/i>ial<\/i><\/a>, a book by Elliott Hester, it\u2019s a combination of booze, the boredom of long-haul flights, a lack of inhibition (you\u2019re never going to see the other passengers again) and the appeal of doing something taboo.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

That hedonistic image is something various airlines have tried to incorporate into their marketing message. And while double beds on first-class flights aren\u2019t exactly new, Virgin Group boss Richard Branson is the only one to have publicly announced that his employees are not the type to \u201cbang on lavatory doors when a couple slips in there,\u201d and that their lavatories are \u201clarger than on other airlines\u201d.<\/p>\n

But then Branson is himself a member of the club, claiming that he joined in 1969, when he was a fresh-faced 19-year-old entrepreneur. According to him, the woman in question was a stranger and he only later realised she was married and travelling with her partner. With that kind of firsthand experience, it\u2019s little surprise that Virgin Atlantic used to offer champagne and cigarettes to post-coital couples on flights in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

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And while you\u2019d be hard-pressed to find that kind of generosity in today\u2019s airline industry, the mile-high club shows no signs no losing its appeal. If you do insist on joining, here are some tips from a former flight attendant<\/a>. They\u2019re summarised below for easy reference.<\/p>\n

1. Be discreet. <\/strong>Don\u2019t go up to an attendant with some ridiculous excuse about why you both need to be in the bathroom. Just wait until no one is looking and duck in.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Be polite. <\/strong>Flight attendants might not see you ducking off together, but they\u2019ll certainly know after the fact. Make their life easier and leave the bathroom like you found it.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Buy first-class tickets. <\/strong>The more you pay for your ticket the more you can get away with. And obviously those in business class or first class have much more space and larger bathrooms to choose from.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Work with what you have. <\/strong>Space is at a premium on flights. That tends to limit your possibilities when it comes to sexy times. We\u2019re not going to tell you what works, but be aware you may have to improvise a little.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Timing is everything. <\/strong>The best time to sneak off is during one of those boring gaps on an overnight flight when everyone is sleeping and the lights are dimmed. Your absence is less likely to be noticed and no one is going to be banging on the bathroom door.<\/span><\/p>\n

Image Credits: Thinkstock<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Have you had a sexy experience on an airline? Tell us\u00a0in the comments below<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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