Beginning July 1, passengers flying aboard any of the airline’s mainline aircraft will be given complimentary access to Delta Studio, the company’s impressive library of in-flight entertainment that includes up to 300 movies, 750 TV shows, 100 foreign films, 2,400 songs, 18 live satellite TV channels and a handful of video games. The service will be available on roughly 90% of Delta’s planes (the other 10% being smaller aircraft that aren't equipped with Wi-Fi), with access to Delta Studio available via both individual seat-back screens and streaming through your own laptop, tablet or mobile device, provided you’ve got the juice. The move makes Delta the first US legacy carrier to offer free in-flight entertainment to all passengers.
"The only thing better than operating the world's largest in-flight entertainment-equipped fleet is providing it free to all our guests," Tim Mapes, Delta's Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer, said in a statement. “Our commitment is to provide Delta customers with the industry's best on-board services — period.”
It may sound like marketing-speak, but Delta certainly has been investing a lot in customer experience as of late, upgrading the interiors of its fleet with bigger overhead luggage bins, more seat-back entertainment systems, in-seat power outlets and more pleasing LED lighting. The company also just landed itself at number 44 on Newsweek’s ranking of the 100 greenest U.S. companies.
H/T: CNN
