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How so? There is already a button to get the flight attendant to come over without having to move yourself, and you are going to talk aloud all the same. In fac
by jobigoud 7y ago
How so? There is already a button to get the flight attendant to come over without having to move yourself, and you are going to talk aloud all the same. In fact with video calling you may disrupt a larger number of people since the flight attendant is also going to talk aloud in a different part of the cabin, creating two disjointed pockets of noise.
- culturestate 7y agoUsing a call button, the flight attendant has to come over twice - once to find out what you want, and then again to bring you the thing you asked for. Any form of remote communication (video chat, text message, whatever) reduces that to a single interaction. Fewer trips down the aisle, less time spent leaning over other passengers, etc. If I were the PM on this project I probably would've used a standard menu of services (get a blanket, refill water bottle) in an app on the IFE display instead, but the principle is sound.
- amelius 7y agoA button to get peanuts ...
- culturestate 7y ago> A button to get peanuts ... Or a blanket, or a gin tonic, or a cup of noodles between meal services on a 16-hour flight from Hong Kong to New York...
- jrockway 7y agoOrdering food from your IFE is pretty common, at least in business class on the asian airlines. I think I've done it on CX and JL, at least.