DUBAI- American DJ and producer Diplo joined the airline passenger hall of shame after posting a video of himself performing barefoot yoga, including downward dog and other poses, inside an Emirates (EK) Boeing 777 first class suite.
The 47-year-old skipped the unlimited caviar and Dom Pérignon to stretch on the floor and counter instead.
What started as a seemingly joking clip quickly turned into another example of premium-cabin etiquette gone wrong, with bare feet on shared surfaces and potential safety risks during flight. Many viewers called it gross as passengers who use their toes to work the seat-back screens.
Diplo’s $12,000 Yoga Class at Emirates First Class
Diplo captioned his social media video “next time ill lead the whole cabin in a class.” He narrates exactly how it happened: “You just buy the first class seat, which costs like $12,000, and then you sleep through all the meals and all the free stuff, and then you wake up with an hour left and just feel really lazy, so you just start doing yoga.”
According to OMAAT, the footage shows him moving from downward dog to other poses (the author admits flexibility “like a steel rod” makes the names unclear), first in socks, then fully barefoot.
He even places his bare feet on the suite’s counter. The session ended only when crew members yelled at him to stop.
Viewers remain split on whether Diplo genuinely starts his day with cold plunges and three-hour meditation sessions or if the entire video is self-mocking humor. Either way, the consensus online leans heavily toward “please make it stop.”
Using bare feet on the inflight entertainment screen is disgusting, but at least it carries no injury risk if turbulence hits.
Performing headstands or balance-heavy yoga poses in a moving aircraft, however, combines hygiene issues with genuine safety concerns. One sudden drop and an unsecured passenger becomes a projectile.
Similar Incident
A British Airways (BA) business class passenger was filmed playing Nintendo Switch golf for the entire 9-hour flight departing London Heathrow Airport (LHR). The couple occupied the airline’s older Club World cabin, which offers more space than economy but limited privacy.
Reactions mirrored Diplo’s case: some found it funny, others called it tone-deaf flexing or worried about posture and deep-vein thrombosis risks. At least golf swings don’t plant bare feet on the minibar.
The debate centered on appropriateness in shared premium cabins, where visibility to passersby remains high despite added space.
Bottom Line
Stretching on long flights helps circulation and feels great, but when it involves headstands or bare feet on counters that others use for Dom Pérignon and caviar service, it crosses the line.
Emirates (EK) first class may feel like a private apartment in the sky, yet basic courtesy and safety rules still apply at 35,000 feet.
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