Is it free to watch movies on international flights?
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momochi asked:
I’m going to be on Economy class. On the Scandinavian Airlines websites they list movies you can watch, but don’t mention whether it costs money, or is free. Are movies usually free to watch on airplanes these days, especially on international flights?
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I’m going to be on Economy class. On the Scandinavian Airlines websites they list movies you can watch, but don’t mention whether it costs money, or is free. Are movies usually free to watch on airplanes these days, especially on international flights?
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December 9th, 2008 at 9:58 am
I think you have to pay
December 12th, 2008 at 11:33 am
I’ve been on Quantas and United on international flights and they were both free movies. Both also had individual movie screens on each seat too. You can watch movies, Taped TV shows, and comedy shows, so it does help to keep you occupied.
December 13th, 2008 at 6:35 am
I have never ever paid for any movie on any international flight. The only place in the world that makes you pay for in flight movie is USA on the domestic flight.
December 15th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Here is what happens on most international airlines. They have in flight entertainment provided through a TV set. On some airlines it’s a TV on the main cabin and you jack in to hear the sound in economy whereas on some it’s a TV in the back of the chair in front of you. When it’s a chair in front of you you have multiple movie channels and music channels that you can browse through even in economy class. I flew on Air France recently and it was very nice. This is the same deal that happens with SAS(scandinavia) as far as I can tell.
The only airlines I paid to watch movies on have been US-US flight such as with Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. They have something called a digeplayer, more like a deluxe portable dvd player, that you rent out for like 5-10$.
One last advice I would have for you though is to get your own headset in the carry on baggage. Get a headset with one plug and a headset with 2 plugs(the cord at the end has either one line or two to plug into the sound device). The headsets airlines give out are pretty bad.
Hope it helps.
December 16th, 2008 at 4:12 am
yes, all movies on International flights are free these days. I dont know about in Euroupe but there may be a small fee if its a really short flight say between Sweeden and Norway….just take some extra cash but if your flight is a little longer, it should be free.
and if the website doesnt say anything about cost then I would say that they wont charge.
enjoy your flight.
December 16th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Its probably free.