USAir to Eliminate movies on domestic flights, will AA follow?
Jul 11, 2008, 12:49 pm
#31
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eliminate movies on AA? WHAT movies?? i travel quite a bit from dfw and it seems like 75% of my flights the past 2 years had no entertainment system whatsoever!! - no movies, no audio, nada
Jul 11, 2008, 2:06 pm
#32
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Jul 11, 2008, 2:12 pm
#33
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no need for TV with all the drama at the gates and onboard, esp. with boarding pax thinking they're entitled to seats assigned to others and storage space already in use.
Jul 11, 2008, 2:36 pm
#34
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Personally, I'd switch to a system that's a hybrid of their current system, and that employed by VX: Make people pay for IFE, but, rather than install expensive (and heavy) IFE systems in each seat, have the personal systems available in transcon/int'l first/biz available at the gate, for a $20 rental charge. Only those who want them will bother, and they'll more than make up for the cost of the fuel to carry them. Of course, they'll still be free in premium cabins, and come with those sweet headphones 
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Jul 11, 2008, 6:57 pm
#35
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I think this is free if you have some sort of status
Jul 11, 2008, 10:19 pm
#36
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But my plan cuts weight as well, as only those who want an IFE player will have one on board (as opposed to having them in every seat.