Even the worst Bluetooth headphones you own are probably higher quality than the absolutely terrible wired headphones you get on an international flight.
I don’t usually have a problem with this, seeing as I always take my AirPods Pro so that I can listen to music from my phone or watch something that I’ve downloaded on my tablet, but sometimes I really want to take advantage of the in-flight entertainment.
You can always find recently released blockbuster films on in-flight entertainment, or popular TV shows that are only available on a certain streaming service. Most of the time though, I want to use in-flight entertainment because my devices are dead, because I just didn’t plan very well.
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And then I’m forced to use the worst headphones you’ve ever seen. In an environment that’s already difficult for listening in general. I’m dealing with loud engine sounds and crying babies, and the in-flight headphones are always tinny and allow all the outside sounds to bleed in so that you can barely hear anything.