| ▲ | azza2110 2 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
No way. Looking out the window is one of the joys of flying. Picking out my house, seeing tiny cars on a remote highway, etc. Even 100+ MP cameras and high resolution screens won't come close to that level of detail. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | articulatepang 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
But are you willing to pay 10-20% more for that joy? I personally would rather pay less money to fly, not get to see out the window, and spend those dollars on, say, a fancier meal at the destination. Or to have an extra day at the destination if my trip length is money-bound rather than time-bound. Or put those dollars towards an extra hour of childcare. Or … I have so many uses for dollars that give me more utility than “see out the window while flying”. Where that number comes from: they claim 50% reduction in fuel consumption, which sounds doubtful to me, and fuel is about a third of flight costs, and I’m making some generous assumptions around perfect competition. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | bruce511 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Only a small fraction of current flyers get window seats. And the view from the isle seat or middle row is non-existent. And that's before we talk about night flights when there's nothing to see, flights over water when there's nothing to see and so on. So yes, I'm sure some people like windows. But the majority have demonstrated that they're just fine flying without them. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | seydor 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skylights, Or floor windows for the freaky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | carodgers 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also the screen sizes they are showing have got to be exceedingly heavy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | colordrops 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
I'm fine with not looking out of the window if the seat is comfortable and I can get to the bathroom more easily. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. Window enjoyers such as yourself will still be able to get the window seats. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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