# Sexy Bikini Romp Nets Fine for Vietnamese Carrier **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 13, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374 "2012-08-13T13:33:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/1 "2012-08-13T13:33:11Z")
On the occasion of its inaugural flight from Ho Chi Minh City to the southern coastal resort of [Nha Trang](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nha_Trang), the budget carrier VietJet Air put on a bikini parade featuring beauty queens. Alas! They failed to obtain prior approval from the government and so were fined 20 million dong (US$960). (Insert joke about 20 million dongs here.) Stoy [here](http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/bizarre&id=8768835) and [here](http://www.blippitt.com/vietjet-air-fined-for-mid-flight-bikini-show-video/). More importantly, YouTube video [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZstD6CGVHs). Note all the guys with their cameras whipped out. I’m glad there was not a stampede that would have destabilized the flight. (But I’m wondering about the one following them after landing. What’s he up to?) ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/2 "2012-08-13T14:19:38Z")
Kudos to the airline for livening up a boring trip! Was anybody offended? I sure would not be. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/3 "2012-08-13T14:29:47Z")
Wait, there’s an official procedure you have to follow to put on a midair swimsuit parade? Colour me dubious. I smell an official who’s just pissed off that he wasn’t on the flight. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/4 "2012-08-13T15:38:08Z")
Whoa. I totally misparsed that headline. 🙂 I was wondering what _kind_ of sexy bikini romp nets were fine for the carrier. The image was of a bevy of beauties on the beach hauling at nets made of bikinis… ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/5 "2012-08-13T15:51:50Z")
“Me put seatback in upright position long time.” ---
**Author:** ![RalfCoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RalfCoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RalfCoder)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/6 "2012-08-13T18:50:02Z")
That small fine bought a million dollars worth of publicity. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/7 "2012-08-16T01:57:02Z")
And yet, in my hundreds of thousands of miles none of MY carriers have thought of this. In this Year of our Og 2012, we have lived to see a world where it’s more fun taking a flight over Vietnam than a domestic flight in the USA. Yow. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/8 "2012-08-16T02:27:47Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > were fined 20 million dong (US$960). That’s a lot of dong for a buck. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/9 "2012-08-16T02:51:40Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > That’s a lot of dong for a buck. Ya gotta love a country that measures its currency in dongs. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/10 "2012-08-16T02:53:55Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Ya gotta love a country that measures its currency in dongs. 😉 Yeah but they’re apparently very _small_ dongs. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/11 "2012-08-16T03:01:08Z")
Thus the wide exchange rate. Takes a lot to equal a big American buck. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/12 "2012-08-16T03:38:38Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > Yeah but they’re apparently very _small_ dongs. The size isn’t important, it just matters where you stick it. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/13 "2012-08-16T05:40:59Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > The image was of a bevy of beauties on the beach hauling at nets made of bikinis… “Charlie don’t surf!” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/14 "2012-08-16T06:33:33Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I’m glad there was not a stampede that would have destabilized the flight. No, VietJet Air was very responsible. A less conscientious airline would have only hired one or two bikini dancers. VietJet Air made sure there were enough bikini dancers that they could cover the whole plane and nobody would have to leave their seats to enjoy the show. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/15 "2012-08-16T07:14:13Z")
Too bad the TSA won’t hire cuties dressed like that to do the searches. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-bikini-romp-nets-fine-for-vietnamese-carrier/631374/16 "2012-08-16T12:20:55Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > “Charlie don’t surf!” After seeing this I would not be too sure of that any more . . .