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Southwest Airlines eliminates its $ 5 fee for in-flight movies, joining other airlines to offer more free entertainment.

Southwest, the country's largest domestic carrier, does not have file screens or overhead in its aircraft. Passengers watch movies on their smartphones, laptops, tablets and other Wi-Fi enabled devices. This month's movie choices include "Christmas from a bad mom", "12 Strong" and "Early Man".

"Our research shows that a positive experience aboard the aircraft can greatly influence the decision to return to the Southwest," said Ryan Green, Southwest's director of marketing, in a statement. "We listened to our customers and improve our already rewarded services – winning experience."

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Southwest eliminated its $ 2 charge for in-flight messaging in September.

Airlines have increased their range of in-flight entertainment. Delta and American have been offering free movies in flight, on file screens or on personal passenger devices since 2016.

American has recently added free live TV, already available on Southwest, JetBlue and Delta.

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