'Watching movies used to be the best part of a flight - now I'm not so sure'

There's no two ways about it - long-haul flights are the pits. However, there's one thing I absolutely love about long plane rides. Watching movies.

From the moment I sit down in that cramped economy seat, I'm eagerly scrolling through the seat-back screen, choosing the films that'll entertain me for the next 15 hours.

I usually go for classic rom-coms that I've seen a million times. But I've recently realised that maybe I need to be a bit more careful when selecting my in-flight movies.

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When you're watching something on a plane, it's safe to assume at least three people can see what's on your screen - even more if you're in an aisle seat.

Everyone who gets up to walk past you to the bathroom will get a glimpse of the movie you've chosen to watch.

Imagine this: you're on a flight, in economy. You've scored an aisle seat - there's a kid sitting across the aisle behind you, and a nice-looking grandma beside you.

You choose to ease into the flight by watching Anyone But You, a cute rom-com you remember watching in the cinema a few years ago. Suddenly, one hour into the film, the two main leads are having sex in the shower.

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What do you do? Both the kid and the grandma can clearly see the - not totally graphic but not clean either - sex scene on your screen. Should you fast forward? Or will that just bring more attention to it?

Obviously, airlines don't include R-rated films on their list of options. But there are plenty of M-rated films that include some pretty raunchy scenes. The kind of scenes that wouldn't make you think twice when watching it on your couch, but might raise your eyebrows if you saw it on a plane screen.

The same goes for horror films, or action movies that might have a lot of violent scenes.

Honestly, even some episodes of Grey's Anatomy might be too gory for some viewers.

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So what's the etiquette? Should we be more wary of what we're watching on flights, especially if there are kids around?

Or is it simply a given that maybe other passengers might get a glimpse of an inappropriate moment, and they should avert their eyes if they don't want to see?

All I know is that you won't ever catch me watching Saltburn on a plane.