Now it is not just for acting that the Academy Award-winning Jessica Chastain has to come out in the news, she poured out her grievances over an airline’s choice of on-board entertainment after disgruntled passengers on social media left her discontent. In one such tweet, which seemed to have got the attention of both her fans and the airline, Chastain slammed the ‘programming’ during her flight that had disappointments written all over it for many travelers, especially the spoiled ones.
The “Molly’s Game” star recounts that the plane was on a long-haul trip, and she thought this would be a good time to watch the latest films. She had, however, anticipated that one of the most depressing parts of the trip would instead reaffirm her disappointment. Chastain was not remorseful as she addressed the issues with the carrier, citing the current availability of quality movies and series that are more than enough, which makes it easy to say that airlines ought to improve on their available entertainment services.
Her followers rushed to agree which encouraged the viral tweet to take off more than it already had. Some posted about their own similar complaints hoping to note that long flights with barely any entertainment can be grueling, especially when most people intend to sit back and take in a movie or two on the flight. Some even expressed their appreciation towards Chastain for speaking up about such frustrations, considering that she is an A – List actress who few care to bother to get about these issues.
Though the airline has not been voiced to the public as of yet, Chastain’s remarks do draw a lot of light on a very important feature of traveling that is often ignored. By the forwardness of the criticism, the star has managed to amplify the discourse on the issue of provision of quality in-flight entertainment to travelers who depend on it to ease the pain of long distant travel.
This case helps demonstrate that even for Hollywood greats, quotidian hassles do affect them too – and they too have certain standards when it comes to entertainment on board.
