The incredible evolution of in-flight entertainment

From its origins as a single projector playing to a handful of passengers, inflight entertainment has evolved to become a staple of our inflight experience. Alex Preston looks at how airlines have been keeping us amused over the years

In-flight entertainment has now become a hygiene factor for passengers – it’s an expected onboard service and its absence or failure is often a cause of dissatisfaction, but how has such a modern convenience grown over the course of a century to become a multimillion-dollar market? And what exactly is in-flight entertainment?

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