Moving map displays on 319/320/321
May 15, 2023, 5:03 pm
#2
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May 15, 2023, 11:43 pm
#8
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This is the way. It takes a little while, as when in airplane (sic) mode the phone can’t get its quick fix off the transmitters and must actually use GPS from the satellites. Hence the “hold it up to the window” - so it can see the sats. It works for a quick progress check though.
May 15, 2023, 11:48 pm
#9
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In line with customer preference (since we are now a cheapo cost-cutting airline) we have removed them to enhance our customer’s experience (and primarily our bottom line).
May 16, 2023, 12:37 am
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The inflight WiFi at least shows flight duration and time remaining for free, which is better than nowt. I guess they could make some improvements to this so it’s similar to moving maps…
May 16, 2023, 12:50 am
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yes to me those are two very different things (better than nothing ok but definitely no replacement for maps). Many other airlines including u2 include the map as part of the free wifi contents.
May 16, 2023, 1:13 am
#12
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Yes bring back the maps and the other flight info please. The Wifi info is too basic although I agree it is better than nothing (and nothing is what you get on a 319 with no Wifi).
May 16, 2023, 1:20 am
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May 16, 2023, 1:59 am
#14
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Agree it should be easy to enhance this to actually display where we are on a map, although I can take a rough guess based upon remaining time.
May 16, 2023, 3:22 am
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Oxygen masks, lights, air vents. Since they got more rows, there's less space for fancy stuff like foldable displays.
Lucky, I didn't get them on my recent A319 flights.
Lucky, I didn't get them on my recent A319 flights.