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...which are still there only to make you pay for proprietary headphones.
by themartorana 10y ago
...which are still there only to make you pay for proprietary headphones.
- lokedhs 10y agoPay for headphones? What airline is that? I've flown on a lot and I've never had to pay for them. I've always assumed they used the weird connectors to prevent people from taking the headphones with them (since they can't easily be connected to anything except an airline entertainment system)
- soundwave106 10y agoSome do. I think in the US it's somewhat common for many domestic flights still. It used to be way more common. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travelbuzz/862199-does-any-airline-charge-sell-headphones-anymore-they-always-free.html http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travelbuzz/862199-does-any-ai... http://www.fodors.com/community/air-travel/headsets-on-delta-international-fee-or-free.cfm http://www.fodors.com/community/air-travel/headsets-on-delta... I've heard that also historically one of the big reasons for the odd jack was to prevent theft (back when headphones were relatively more expensive and all airline headphones were designed for reuse...)
- viraptor 10y agoEmirates gives you headphones for free (standard in economy, noise-cancelling in business), it's not like they make money on this. I don't think Boeing and Airbus care about the headphone sales either.