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Isn't this always free to the passenger? I've never had to rent a movie on a flight that has an entertainment system.
by k-mcgrady 10y ago
Isn't this always free to the passenger? I've never had to rent a movie on a flight that has an entertainment system.
- mikeash 10y agoDepends on the airline and on the flight. This past weekend I took a United flight where DirecTV was available, but you had to pay for it past the first few minutes. Really pissed me off too, since it was a night flight and nobody paid for it but all eleventy-hundred seatback screens stayed illuminated the whole time showing ads. I've seen other flights with pay-per-view systems for on-demand movies and TV shows. Good airlines make them available for free, but not all airlines are good. As to the grandparent comment's point, smartphones are still allowed, so I imagine people will watch their movies on that. It's not the best experience, but still better than those craptastic seatback screens.