Mexican flight attendants now serve fistfuls of salted snacks, carbonated drinks and, for about $5, iPods. By renting the iconic music and video device to passengers, low-cost airline Volaris has got the jump on U.S giants, such Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc. and UAL Corp.’s United Airlines, who have been talking for months about offering iPod seat connections.
“We’re the first to use iPod’s. We like it because no one else has it,” said public relations officer Alfonso Collantes.
Volaris began handing out the 30 Gigabyte devices free on Feb. 8, but will soon start charging 50 pesos per flight.