“Scoot Pte is offering Apple Inc. iPads to budget long-haul travelers after ripping out aircraft entertainment systems weighing more than two tons to save fuel,” Jonathan Burgos reports for Bloomberg.
“The tablets helped the carrier cut 7 percent off the weight of planes obtained from parent Singapore Airlines Ltd. (SIA) even after a 40 percent increase in seating, Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson said,” Burgos reports. “The savings will help Scoot, which makes its maiden flight today, cope with fuel prices that have jumped about 36 percent in two years. Fuel is ‘the number one worry’ for any airline, as it usually accounts for at least 40 percent of costs, Wilson said in a June 1 interview in Singapore. Scoot will charge economy passengers S$22 ($17) a trip to rent the tablets, which are loaded with movies, music, games and television shows.”
Burgos reports, “JetStar, Qantas Airways Ltd.’s budget arm, also offers preloaded iPads on domestic and international flights lasting longer than 90 minutes. Qantas’s main unit began trialing a wireless iPad system in December.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Arline M.” and “Brawndo Drinker” for the heads up.]
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