[Dave Noble]

Originally Posted by smh

Step aboard an Emirates Airbus 380, for instance, and you'll soon find a lack of the customary reading material. According to Emirates president Tim Clark, the decision to ban onboard paper will lighten the plane by a tonne.

"It's two kilograms per seat and 500 seats, a worthwhile saving," he says. "We are doing it because of fuel prices and the environment. The printed matter will be replaced by content shown on the aircraft's seatback TVs."

Article at Paperchase grounds magazine - News - Travel - smh.com.au

Dave

[simongr]

2KGs per seat??

I just weighed 3 decent magazines and that was only 1.5kgs..

[Evan]

I happen to really like reading the "Australian way" that is the QF magazine... some other not as interesting by CX usually gets a bit of a read. No idea what EK was like so maybe its no loss to anybody
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