Your in-flight movie screen may be going extinct
Many airlines now view entertainment on shorter flights as best delivered wirelessly to passenger gadgets
Washington
BOOK a domestic flight on any of the Big Three US airlines, and you won't be sure whether the seat in front of you has a screen. Some do, while most don't. Eventually maybe none will.
The proliferation of iPhones, iPads, and Android devices, in tandem with increasingly reliable inflight Wi-Fi, has led to a profound shift by many airlines, which now view entertainment on shorter flights as best delivered wirelessly, without the expense or hassles posed by screens.
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