
Now that Spirit offers Wi-Fi on most of its fleet, you can watch your own content if you purchase the streaming package. And if you forget, there’s always a bookstore at the airport where you can get some last-minute reading material. So stock up that iPad, Kindle or laptop with whatever you’ll need to pass the time for your flight. If you’re flying with Allegiant, Avelo, Breeze or Frontier you’ll need to load up your own devices as there’s no in-flight entertainment or Wi-Fi to keep you occupied. Since you’re on your own, here’s what you need to do before your flight to make sure you can watch the provided entertainment during the flight. I’m also sure removing the entertainment screens has nothing to do with the weight and the increased costs involved with having them because we all know that airlines don’t care about trying to save weight on planes however possible. I agree that airlines will never get seatback entertainment rightbut that doesn’t mean they should stop trying. While that’s a questionable assumption to make, we have to live with the fact that some airlines don’t provide any onboard entertainment, while others say they do provide entertainment that you can watch on your own device. But, by the start of 2019, all its WiFi-equipped aircraft allowed passengers to watch a selection of up to 30 movies in flight for free.Airlines love to tell us the reason they no longer have seatback entertainment is that people prefer to watch their own personal devices instead of the screens provided by the airline. Until late 2018, the carrier used to charge $5 for access to its movie selection, something that did not resonate well with its customers. Way back when, Southwest didn’t even offer this level of IFE for free. Southwest’s fleet of 737s does not have seatback screens, so for some years, passengers have become accustomed to using their own phone, tablet or laptop for entertainment. Southwest Airlines has been offering free inflight entertainment for some time, albeit on a bring your own device (BYOD) basis. Customers will be able to stream content directly to their own personal devices app-free, thanks to an improvement upgrade courtesy of Global Eagle. Southwest Airlines passengers can now look forward to a complete inflight entertainment (IFE) solution without the need to download an app. Southwest Airlines operations during the Coronavirus outbreak.
