American Airlines has made all of its inflight entertainment
free on domestic routes. The change went into effect Aug. 1.
American offers 165 movies, 300 television shows, 700 music
albums and 20 games as part of it inflight entertainment system. It’s the biggest
entertainment suite among U.S. carriers, claims AA.
American previously offered some of its entertainment
content for free, but charged for premium products. For example, the carrier
charged $7.99 to view new movies.
The free entertainment is available on seatbacks of planes
equipped with entertainment systems or via WiFi on personal devices. American
has 280 aircraft that are equipped with in-seat entertainment. Out of its approximately
950-plane fleet, more than 850 aircraft offer either wireless or in-seat
entertainment.
The change to all-free content came two months after Delta
announced that it would eliminate fees for use of its entertainment suite.