A German travel agency says it will offer the country’s first-ever nude tourist flight in July, flying up to 55 passengers to a Baltic beach resort in a chartered aircraft. “It’s an unusual gap in the market,” travel director Enrico Hess told Reuters. Passengers cannot undress until they are on board, he said. “But then they will be able to enjoy the hour-long flight in the way God intended.” Commenters at the Web site for Britain’s Telegraph were uncomfortable with the concept. “Rubbing more than shoulders unclothed [in narrow airline seating] is statistically unlikely to be an agreeable experience,” says one. “Wouldn’t any exit down escape-chutes guarantee friction burns? These questions demand not so much answers as a cover-up.” The world’s first nudist flight was offered by a U.S. company in 2003.
Castaways Travel organized the “Naked Air” flight from Texas to Cancun, on a Boeing 737. They noted that no hot drinks were served on board, all 90 passengers were required to dress for takeoff and landing, beach towels were distributed to cover the seats, and the crew remained in uniform throughout the flight.
