Originally Posted by
jchilders
So until the aircraft is retrofitted, is it normal to have power plugs, but they only provide power while on the ground? Because that was my latest experience. Haven't flown many with upgraded seats so far, but the ones I have been on had new seats but no outlets. Then this latest one added the outlets but not while in flight, so I'm not quite sure what to expect.
Recaro seats w/o power installed can only mean you were on a 900ER yet to be retrofitted. Those will be upgraded by the end of the year, so that's somewhat common but will grow less likely pretty quickly.
An aircraft with power outlets installed but only working on the ground?? Weird. If it has an outlet, it is done being retrofitted. It would have to be a maintenance issue or your device/charger not functioning properly. Either way, that shouldn't be expected.