CNN: Last year airlines around the world spent about €0,9 billion on in-flight entertainment hardware and more than €257 million on content, according to research firm IMDC.
It’s ironic, then, to see their offerings often being ignored by passengers with iPods or other personal entertainment devices. Such passengers carry their own videos, music and games.
But as long as there’s a larger screen on the seat-back right in front of them, why not let them use it?
Many stiff-necked iPod users have pondered that question, especially on long flights. “Prison Break” episodes downloaded from iTunes would be so much more enjoyable without having to squint down at them on a tiny screen.
Increasingly, airlines are getting the picture.
Since mid-May passengers flying on Singapore Airlines between Newark and Singapore have been able to link their iPods to the in-flight entertainment systems. Other airlines around the world are lining up similar offerings.
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