I've seen domestic flights have already started removing in flight tvs and telling you to make sure you download the app before the flight takes off. Seems pretty awful that families are now expected to provide a screen for every person or they're out of luck

The free connection replaces the screen: you can see the flight status, destination tourist guide, connection information and the in-flight menu and catalogue. Sometimes you can watch films, TV or stream music and podcasts.

There's a cheap level which claims to allow messaging services.

Then something 'normal'

And finally something 'business' which supports VPNs.

One airline I used had holders in the headrests to support a tablet or large phone. (I forgot which one.)

[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2019/10/13...

Out of curiosity, why? I tend to like in-flight entertainment options, at least on Delta.

Fair enough. Delta's are easy to turn off, which I do most of the time. I've been on flights where they autoplay--or have ads--and that's incredibly annoying. I enjoy taking some flights watching a film--something I ordinarily don't do--on a screen without distractions.

Remember, there didn’t used to be commercials before movies, either.

I've never been shown a third-party ad on Delta. The only "ad" is an intro video, which seems acceptable.

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