The Long Descent: US Airways to Cut Movies on Domestic Flights
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 07.09.08 | 11:47 AM ET
The airline says few people are wiling to shell out $5 for headsets anymore. No surprise there. Eliminating in-flight movies will save the airline $10 million a year. Among the reasons why: Just removing the player systems, which, according to Bloomberg News, weigh about 500 pounds, will help save fuel. (via Today in the Sky)
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
Elyse Franko 07.09.08 | 2:18 PM ET
Well, most of the in-flight movies I’ve seen have made me want to poke my eyes out, so I don’t necessarily view this as a bad thing. The major problem I see here is the heightened potential for bored, cranky children.
Dave 07.09.08 | 6:37 PM ET
I agree with Elyse completely. The movies also helped with the people that did not like to fly,the people that get air sick too. They should at least play good or current movies. It would be like a movie theater in the air.