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in 1989, many major airlines showed edited versions of the film Rain Man, omitting a scene involving a character s refusal to fly (while mentioning several prominent airliner crashes). However, the scene was shown intact on Qantas—the only airline mentioned as having planes that never crashed.

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Fun Fact: in 1989, many major airlines showed edited versions of the film Rain Man, omitting a scene involving a character’s refusal to fly (while mentioning several prominent airliner crashes). However, the scene was shown intact on Qantas—the only airline mentioned as having planes that “never crashed.”

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