Some Airlines Are Eliminating Seatback Screens

"Formally called in-flight entertainment, the screens, and the preselected media on them, go a long way toward keeping passengers happy and distracted. The longer the flight, the more useful the seatback entertainment becomes. But those entertainment systems are expensive to install. They can cost $10,000 per seat ... They also add bulk and weight to seats and quickly become technologically obsolete." (Other airlines, however, are doubling down on them.)

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