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Airlines started removing the screens in 2019. Southwest never had them [0]. Good riddance. [0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2019/10/13/ai

by bhpm 3y ago

Airlines started removing the screens in 2019. Southwest never had them [0]. Good riddance. [0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2019/10/13/airlines-sound-the-death-knell-for-in-flight-seatback-screens/?sh=41a49214415f https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2019/10/13...

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> Good riddance Out of curiosity, why? I tend to like in-flight entertainment options, at least on Delta.
- nunez 3y ago
  personally i hate TVs (usually sports) being forced upon me. but i understand how valuable the screens are for infrequent flyers.
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > i hate TVs (usually sports) being forced upon me Fair enough. Delta's are easy to turn off, which I do most of the time. I've been on flights where they autoplay--or have ads--and that's incredibly annoying. I enjoy taking some flights watching a film--something I ordinarily don't do--on a screen without distractions.
    - bhpm 3y ago
      Easy to turn off after the federally mandated safety video plays. Oh, but what about that downtime before? The airlines already have the ability to disable the power button for the 90 second safety video, what if we changed the lockout to 120s instead? Or 180? Remember, there didn’t used to be commercials before movies, either.
- bhpm 3y ago
  Any captive audience like airplane passengers (who are, by federal law, confined to their seat at the discretion of the flight crew) are a vector for advertising. I don’t like having my attention sold.
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > captive audience like airplane passengers (who are, by federal law, confined to their seat at the discretion of the flight crew) are a vector for advertising. I don’t like having my attention sold I've never been shown a third-party ad on Delta. The only "ad" is an intro video, which seems acceptable.
    - bhpm 3y ago
      Doesn’t mean you won’t be: https://www.imm-international.com/airline-partners-usa/delta-air-lines-inflight-advertising/ https://www.imm-international.com/airline-partners-usa/delta...
- thijson 3y ago
  Weight may be an issue. For an airplane extra weight means more fuel burned per mile.

by bhpm 3y ago

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> Good riddance Out of curiosity, why? I tend to like in-flight entertainment options, at least on Delta.

nunez 3y ago
personally i hate TVs (usually sports) being forced upon me. but i understand how valuable the screens are for infrequent flyers.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > i hate TVs (usually sports) being forced upon me Fair enough. Delta's are easy to turn off, which I do most of the time. I've been on flights where they autoplay--or have ads--and that's incredibly annoying. I enjoy taking some flights watching a film--something I ordinarily don't do--on a screen without distractions.
  - bhpm 3y ago
    Easy to turn off after the federally mandated safety video plays. Oh, but what about that downtime before? The airlines already have the ability to disable the power button for the 90 second safety video, what if we changed the lockout to 120s instead? Or 180? Remember, there didn’t used to be commercials before movies, either.
bhpm 3y ago
Any captive audience like airplane passengers (who are, by federal law, confined to their seat at the discretion of the flight crew) are a vector for advertising. I don’t like having my attention sold.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > captive audience like airplane passengers (who are, by federal law, confined to their seat at the discretion of the flight crew) are a vector for advertising. I don’t like having my attention sold I've never been shown a third-party ad on Delta. The only "ad" is an intro video, which seems acceptable.
  - bhpm 3y ago
    Doesn’t mean you won’t be: https://www.imm-international.com/airline-partners-usa/delta-air-lines-inflight-advertising/ https://www.imm-international.com/airline-partners-usa/delta...
thijson 3y ago
Weight may be an issue. For an airplane extra weight means more fuel burned per mile.