They could call it the Champagne Room.

Chris Rock told me there is no sex there either.

Chris Rock didn't know that there IS at many clubs....if you pay for it.

I see a new market for "specialized sex planes" to help compensate for consumer demand in the future....just imagine the paint job on the outside of those planes!

Yep. Classic.

Someone should look into a business venture along these lines.

Discussions of sex aside, saying: "I'm going to give you one warning to get out of my face" to a flight attendant is probably a rather stupid move. The sex itself isn't a danger to airline security (unless, of course, it is done right), but threatening a flight attendant would be.

+1

I would take a man saying that to me as a threat. *shrug* Don't be a cock to people. Easy enough rule to follow.

How the Hell did he manage to get "his face pressed against her vaginal area." ? Please tell me they were at least in first class?

I'm always first in line to complain about government intrusion into our private lives, and about unjust punishments that don't fit the crime, but I'll pass on this one. One important fact concerning the safety and security of air travel - since the Wright bros, long before 9/11 - is that the captain and crew are the law, and if they ask you nicely (or not so nicely, even) to quit some obnoxious behaviour, you fucking KNOCK IT OFF!

I'm also willing to bet that most of us have worked enough service jobs to be able to appreciate a situation where there is actually a consequence to be faced for being an arrogant prick to someone whose job it is to be nice to you.

Sound like a business opportunity to me! Start up an independent airline that welcomes the free thinking and sexually open minded. Keep all the fucking right winged, bible thumbing, repulblicans down on the ground in there gas guzzling cars and out of the friendly sky. We have all learned the religion and air travel dont mix. Next thing you they won't be allowing an KY Jelly or Condom on the airplanes. Less face it we are loosing out constitutional right every day. Who fucking cares if a passenger is getting a blow job under a blanket two seat behind you. Shut your fucking mouth, mind your own business, and read the Skymall.....

Well said. Also, I'm sorry... you may think it's your right to get freaky on a plane, but it's MY right to not want to see or hear it. It's a what... 4 hour plane ride and you can't keep it in your goddamn pants? Get some fucking respect.

there's no way a prosecutor can get these charges to stick. At worst, they'll be charged with indecent exposure, or given a fine. Them making out or otherwise was in no way, shape, or form interfering with the flight crew until the flight crew made it their business. Should they have taken it to the bathroom? Sure. Should they have flown Virgin Atlantic? Definitely. The fact is the feds are going way the hell overboard on this. No judge in their right mind is going to give these people jail time. Period.

Yeah, since when is the mile high club merit badge earned at your seat? Is that a new thing? I always thought it was relegated to the smelly cramped bathroom.

No. But he (or she) will probably fine them. Wasn't there mention of other passengers being made uncomfortable? I mean, I'm not a prude. But when you're in the air, you're trapped. You cannot escape your human sardine can. So I'm on the side of the airline here. If the crew asked them to stop, they should have stopped. It's more about manners and acting like a rational human being than it is about making out in public.

depends on if they are hot or not.

some lady brought her smelly-ass mcdonalds onto a flight i was on the other day. THAT should be a federal offense.

the actions they were undertaking are not really the issue here. The primary issue is that the couple were threatening to the attendants. Judging by the statement to the effect of "i'm only going to warn you once to get out of my face," that sounds like a threat. And that, is a crime. Thanks to the Findlaw link we can see that they are charged with violating Title 49 subsection 46504:

"An individual on an aircraft ...who, by assaulting or intimidating a flight crew member or flight attendant of the aircraft, interferes with the performance of the duties of the member or attendant or lessens the ability of the member or attendant to perform those duties, or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both."

Basically, they may get thrown in jail, but most likely they will be fined. It is, essentially, irrelevent to their case that they were having sex/making out/whatever. So, you're still safe to fuck in an airplane, just don't get all pissy when someone tells you to stop.