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alan3 wrote:In flight entertainment options
Questions for you guys
If you had to make a breakdown....what % of airlines worldwide do you think have IFE screens vs those that don't? On narrowbody, my guess is a majority of narrowbody don't have it. On widebody, my guess is the vast majority do except for long-haul low-cost (eg: Air Asia X)
Second, if you had to predict 10 years down the line, which way do you think will be the way of the future?
My personal preference is IFE as I've found there are more options and allows me to use my phone/tablet for other things like reading, but curious about you guys
alan3 wrote:4. Overhead TV screens.....are these still in use?
alan3 wrote:5. Live TV instead of pre-loaded movies......this used to be a thing in the day. Do any airlines still have this?
alan3 wrote:Second, if you had to predict 10 years down the line, which way do you think will be the way of the future?
alan3 wrote:My personal preference is IFE as I've found there are more options and allows me to use my phone/tablet for other things like reading, but curious about you guys
alan3 wrote:5. Live TV instead of pre-loaded movies......this used to be a thing in the day. Do any airlines still have this?
blandy62 wrote:ultimately IFE will disappear. not that people will want it to go but airlines will show everybody by A+B that this is for the good of the customers.... at the beginning, we will all bitch about it but eventually we won't have much choice that to fall in line.... We do it because that's what the customer wants....
Spiderguy252 wrote:I envision a future where airlines will offer "free minutes" on our existing Netflix/Prime accounts and we will use these to watch where we left off.
Much less effort than building your own app and negotiating contracts for your own content.
I just hope they retain the moving map somewhere, somehow!
VSMUT wrote:Spiderguy252 wrote:I envision a future where airlines will offer "free minutes" on our existing Netflix/Prime accounts and we will use these to watch where we left off.
Much less effort than building your own app and negotiating contracts for your own content.
I just hope they retain the moving map somewhere, somehow!
Netflix and Amazon Prime content varies from country to country. A bit difficult to watch where we left off after we land in India and the film we were watching is not available.
VSMUT wrote:blandy62 wrote:ultimately IFE will disappear. not that people will want it to go but airlines will show everybody by A+B that this is for the good of the customers.... at the beginning, we will all bitch about it but eventually we won't have much choice that to fall in line.... We do it because that's what the customer wants....
I don't agree. Asia has shown us otherwise. Low cost carriers have a place, but full service carriers with extensive IFE options are also thriving. Eventually you will also get a blow-back in Europe and the US, because a market for better exists and everybody is in a futile chase to the bottom. New FSCs and hybrid startups will appear to fill the vacuum.
Then you have long haul low-cost. Norwegian demonstrated that IFE screens are the best way to serve a continuous stream of food, snacks and beverages across 2 aisles. FlyDubai for that matter has also showcased a smarter way to combine low-cost with full-service in one aircraft, and the entertainment is part of the difference.
lesfalls wrote:At the same time anyone know wether customer feedback makes the cost of maintenance, keeping it up to date and installing IFE plausible for the likes of an LCC (I suppose as an example synonymous with the likes of Jetblue and Azul)? I'm picturing something like this for the Euro market.
phatfarmlines wrote:I don't know if DL is still operating 757s without seatback IFE, but they will likely (if not already done so) be the first mainline narrowbody + widebody carrier to have all seatback IFE.
Philippine747 wrote:I'm in the seatback IFE camp. Although I do appreciate streaming IFE if offered, used it a lot when I flew aboard SilkAir's A320s which only had overhead drop-downs. However, I don't like streaming IFE since some airlines require me to download an app just to play videos (which is a hassle IMO).