Health warnings for airline movies

Virgin Atlantic has begun issuing "emotional health warnings" before some in-flight movies after a survey revealed that people are more likely to find themselves weeping when airborne.

Toy Story 3, the Adam Sandler comedy Just Go With It and the Reese Witherspoon/Robert Pattinson romance Water for Elephants are among the first films to receive the alerts, which will advise passengers to keep a box of tissues handy and press the call button if they need a shoulder to cry on.

According to a survey on the airline's Facebook page, 41% of men said they had buried themselves in blankets to hide their tears from fellow passengers, but women were more likely to pretend they had something in their eye. Overall, 55% said they had experienced heightened emotions while flying, with travellers from Wolverhampton the most likely to join the "mile high blub club".

Toy Story 3 was the top in-flight tearjerker movie, while Brokeback Mountain and the Clint Eastwood drama Gran Torino also made the top 10.

The top 10 tearjerkers

1. Toy Story 3

2. The Blind Side

3. Eat Pray Love

4. My Sister's Keeper

5. Seven Pounds

6. Brokeback Mountain

7. The Notebook

8. Gran Torino

9. Invictus

10. Billy Elliot