Just because some travelers prefer cheap airplane tickets or cheap vacation packages does not mean that they do not want to enjoy state of the art in-flight entertainment. Travel experts believe that the introduction of tablets on flights may signal the end of seatback entertainment screens.
In fact this trend has already begun with American Airlines announcing that it has ordered 6,000 Samsung Galaxy Tablets 10.1 devices. American will have tablets replace the airlines current entertainment devices on many transcontinental and international flights.
Americans tablets will be offered to business and first class passengers on select international flights to and from Europe and South America and on flights between JFK and Los Angeles or San Francisco, as well as other inner continental flights.
TV shows, movies, music and games will be offered on Americans tablets. Although content will be preloaded, passengers on Wi-Fi enabled flights will be able to download additional content for a fee.
Reasons for tablets to eventually replace seat back entertainment systems include the weight and maintenance such systems require. It is much easier to replace a malfunctioning tablet that to tell a passenger in a specific seat that his/her entertainment system is not working and no other seats are available. www.cheapfares.com