Delta's in-flight entertainment goes digital
Once, it was enough that an airline show you a movie on a long transoceanic sojourns. There were a limited number of flavors: a couple of films for First and Business Class, another two or so for Economy. Those days are flat gone. Now, flyers want on-demand IFE (in-flight entertainment) options, the same kind of options they have on their flat-screen at home.
To that end, carriers such as Delta Air Lines are accommodating. DL's digital entry is called "Delta on Demand" and the airline says it will be available on 45 percent of its aircraft by the end of this year.
Currently, Delta says it offers the service at some 70,000 seats daily. It features an advanced touch-screen set-up arrayed on personal seven-inch screens. The in-flight fare consists of as many as 25 movies, 60 hours of HBO, more than 3,500 songs, a dozen video games, and a real-time (this is our favorite) moving map that tracks your aircraft's trip. DL's long-range Boeing 777s are fitted with nine-inch screens in economy, and 10.6-inchers in BusinessElite.
If you're still bored after all that, bring a good book or grab a window seat. On some flights, that's the best show of all.
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