Originally Posted by
channa
Yes, it's ridiculous. I've flown AA, DL, VX, and B6, and all provide the map for free in their seat-back screens (and some other content, for that matter). UA is the only one that requires payment for this stuff.
I don't like it either, but is this more of a programming flaw than anything - i.e., it's all run through the DirecTV software and they haven't managed to program a "free" channel (other than the teaser loop)?