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Old May 14, 2025 | 2:46 pm
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Originally Posted by cedric
People survive just fine on the likes of Alaska, Westjet, etc. without PTVs.
I don't tend to use them when I have them available - I prefer watching my own content.
Really don't understand why it's so important to some people.
There is nothing stopping you from turning off the screen and using your own content. That's the benefit of having options.

There's a reason that the yield premium leaders in the US, DL and UA, have invested in screens and are investing in screens rapidly respectively. UA realized that the BYOD strategy wasn't working and reversed course.
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