Anonymous wrote:I get why people like them, but I was on an international flight once when some guy behind me was poking the screen during the entire flight (he was paying one of the games). It drove me mad.

This drives me crazy. Always an old person or a kid.

On a long haul flight (transcon or overseas), I want an airline with free IFE. I generally do not use it, but the kids with free IFE will be more quiet than kids on a plane without free IFE.

I also have told a couple of major airlines that kids programming for IFE is critical to get right, for the same reason.

Anonymous wrote:I like that feature that shows you a map of how far into the journey you are. Other than that, I don’t use the mode screens. So no, I don’t factor that into my travel plans.

You can see that for free on your phone in flight.