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It was really the timing and scale of the innovation that mattered. Seat-back video in economy? In 1991? [0] Hugely innovative. $10 Million in 90's money is li
by thrownblown 9y ago
It was really the timing and scale of the innovation that mattered. Seat-back video in economy? In 1991? [0] Hugely innovative.
$10 Million in 90's money is like $18 Mil now [1](according to this site i don't fully beleive). $2.5 Bil = $4.5 Bil. That's a lot of money to keep the kids happy.
[0]https://www.virgin.com/travel/how-has-inflight-entertainment-developed-over-time https://www.virgin.com/travel/how-has-inflight-entertainment...
[1]http://www.in2013dollars.com/1991-dollars-in-2017?amount=10000000 http://www.in2013dollars.com/1991-dollars-in-2017?amount=100...
- CamperBob2 9y agoThat's a lot of money to keep the kids happy. Kids eventually grow up and buy plane tickets of their own.
- thrownblown 9y agoplus parents will pay gladly pay more to have entertained children for a trans-atlantic flight.