We complain a lot about flights these days, despite the fact that it's remarkable that we can travel so far so easily, and that the safety and comfort of this travel is equally impressive. Something that's especially taken for granted is the quality of entertainment available on board many flights today. Anyone that flickered through the hundreds of songs and movies on a mini LCD screen should appreciate that there's a lot on offer to while away the hours.
The history of occupying passengers on long flights is a fairly long one. Of course in the early days, lifting off the ground was the entertainment, being as it was a miracle of technology. But from as early as the 1920s companies had begun to supply extras to make cabin confinement a little more exciting. Surprisingly enough, some of the earliest examples of this were in-flight films, although they often related to information on the place you were flying over rather than more general entertainment.
In the 1960s things really took off. Air travel was more common and affordable, but the image of flying retained its glamour. As a result companies wanted to make their experience that little bit more futuristic and comfortable than their competitors, and a race for in-flight features began. The first feature film was included on flights in 1961, although it remained the same movie - By Love Possessed - for quite some time, which was frustrating for regular passengers, especially because sound was played throughout the whole cabin.
Air travel might not hold the same mystique that it used to, but the airlines are constantly finding new ways to entertain people. Next on the list are feature length movies in 3D, from your own personal screen.
The history of occupying passengers on long flights is a fairly long one. Of course in the early days, lifting off the ground was the entertainment, being as it was a miracle of technology. But from as early as the 1920s companies had begun to supply extras to make cabin confinement a little more exciting. Surprisingly enough, some of the earliest examples of this were in-flight films, although they often related to information on the place you were flying over rather than more general entertainment.
In the 1960s things really took off. Air travel was more common and affordable, but the image of flying retained its glamour. As a result companies wanted to make their experience that little bit more futuristic and comfortable than their competitors, and a race for in-flight features began. The first feature film was included on flights in 1961, although it remained the same movie - By Love Possessed - for quite some time, which was frustrating for regular passengers, especially because sound was played throughout the whole cabin.
Air travel might not hold the same mystique that it used to, but the airlines are constantly finding new ways to entertain people. Next on the list are feature length movies in 3D, from your own personal screen.
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