Southwest Airlines’ new Boeing 737 is turning some heads:
Passengers are angry about being forced to fly on a new Southwest Airlines plane featuring a bikini-clad model, saying it is “soft porn” and is offensive to families.
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli, currently dating actor Leonardo DiCaprio, is pictured lying seductively in a revealing white bikini along the length of the Boeing 737 as part of a promotional deal with Sports Illustrated.
The latest addition to the US-based airline was unveiled this month and is deployed like other aircraft in the fleet, servicing all its routes.
The airline has received a flood of criticism on its corporate blog about the promotion, with many passengers complaining about having to board an aircraft “covered in pornography”.
Personally, I don’t see what the big deal is.
By the way, in compliance with Robert Stacey McCain’s Rule 5, here’s what Ms. Refaeli looks like when she’s not plastered on the side of a plane:
April 15th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
When skin is “offensive to families”, you can bet your ass it’s about some type of religion-induced puritanism.
Or, in plain English: Mom doesn’t like it when Dad drools.