Airlines spend a fortune moving screen and other kit needed for in-flight entertainment around: the fuel costs alone can be low seven figures a year for that ad

Airlines spend a fortune moving screen and other kit needed for in-flight entertainment around: the fuel costs alone can be low seven figures a year for that added weight. And then are the content licenses. Meanwhile customers are turning up with devices with their own licensed content (they’ve already paid the streaming services or paid for the download), but can’t use it on the plane. It’s pretty obvious what should happen, and what eventually will, but it’ll take a while.