Ugh, nothing screams "budget airline" like covering up a functioning screen with a sticker what's next, duct tape for the safety instructions?
Covering a working screen with a sticker is peak budget airline logic.
Seems to be Air Canada. Definitely not budget airline prices, but most definitely budget airline service
the screen works, but is it actually connected to an entertainment system and content?
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Cheaper than?
I’m assuming having video screens in operation is a cost issue.
Not sure what you are expecting of them. Do you want them to replace all the seats? Remove all the screens and install some panels to cover up the huge holes that will be there? You are on a budget airline.
Yes
America. Fuck Ya.
This is on Air Canada.
They speak French in America?
This assumes everyone has a personal device on them. Crazy..
Oh no, what about the Amish?
Who doesn’t bring a phone with them while traveling?
They could have at least made the sticker large enough to fit the entire screen.
The quality of these displays is so bad, I always try to connect my iPad. Also it is easier to connect Bluetooth headphones with your own device
I always bring a small 3.5mm to Bluetooth adapter so I can use my AirPods on these IFE systems. They’re small and $20ish. Quality of the screen is usually garbage but they often have new movies that aren’t available anywhere else yet.
we're the screens actually connected to any content or were they just powered?
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Hell yeah excellent comment thank you for having the inside scoop 🙏
As a European, having IFE in an A320 is just alien anyway. So the fact that they ever had it was a massive positive tbh.
Seems reasonable NGL. In-flight entertainment has always sucked ass: the selection, the video quality, the audio quality. Now that you have your own screen and content, why even bother running it?
Depends on what you fly. In my experience united has some good options, while with lufthansa i have to comb through all of their offers to find 1 mediocre option i mostly end up skipping anyway, because it's not worth the hassle of connecting my device etc.
at least you get a usb port, some international flights (10+ hours) don't even give you that
I did the same thing on a flight once and swore the airline saved at least $20 by going this route.