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I see extremely few people listening to anything that's not in-flight entertainment on flights. I bet it's mostly kids watching youtube videos.

• chrisseaton 8y ago
  That’s funny - I almost never see anyone using inflight entertainment screens any more. People are always watching Netflix or listening to something instead. And I think my view is supported by airlines starting to remove those screens because they’re not being used.
  • ghaff 8y ago
    Depends on the airline and the plane. If anything, I would have said there was a trend toward in-flight on-demand programming at no charge. It's increasingly delivered over WiFi but, in my experience, there's usually a screen as well. Admittedly, my experience is mostly limited to United (trending toward on-demand) and JetBlue (just free DirectTV AFAIK).
    • chrisseaton 8y ago
      > toward in-flight on-demand programming at no charge Huh? I've never ever seen a charge for inflight entertainment, and I fly United all the time. Maybe different routes, then.
      • ghaff 8y ago
        United charges for DirectTV https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/travel/Pages/DIRECTV.aspx https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/travel/Pages/DIRECTV.aspx On the planes where there's on-demand programming (on your tablet or the seatback), that's free. I mostly bring my own and have never paid but I assume they're phasing out the paid option.
  • totalrobe 8y ago
    Depends on the airline and the route. On long haul flights on Emirates, who's known for the inflight system, everybody is using it.