Is there an outlet on airplanes?
I will be flying American Airlines Monday morning and will not arrive at my destination until Wednesday night. I remember once hearing that you could pay to get an outlet, so how much might that be? I have no idea how I'm going to survive these two days without my laptop and plenty of things to read and watch and play. And if anyone is curious, it's two and a half days because I got the cheapest ticket from Belo Horizonte, Brazil to Houston, Texas. There is a 12 hour stop in Recife, Brazil, then to Miami, then to LA and finally to Texas. I guess that's a consequence of buying so cheap haha.
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Answer 1 :
1 - I'm not an airplane-seat expert, but I understand that many seat-brands have one certain kind of electrical outlet, meant for laptop use -- which reminds me, when I read your inquiry, I thought you meant "air exhaust" or similar, and yes, passenger aircraft have those also. 2 - Check with YOUR planned airline, ASAP. They should share such info about laptop-use with you. 3 - Your routing is certainly unusual: they make you go west to LA first? then back east to Texas? Unusual to say the least! When you reach Miami, or before in Recife, inquire about a re-route, directly to Houston! IF they have available seating, it is in their interest to simplify and shorten your trip, without further cost to you. (It potentially frees the seats you now have, for further sale.) In my experience, American is fairly good on such matters.
Answer 2 :
well, it looks like most of the time your ill be stuck in the airports so you'll have access to outlets there. as for on the planes, most of american airlines new 737-800 have standard ac outlets. the rest of the planes have dc ports, if they have them. you can use the site http://www.seatguru.com to find out if your type of plane has them. you will need to look at your itinerary online to find out what kind of planes will be used. if they use dc ports, you have to have a dc/ac converter which costs about 30 to 40.
Answer 3 :
http://www,seatguru.com Plug in your airline and flight number to find the type of aircraft and to look at the amenities. During your 12 hour stop in Recife, you should also be able to find outlets in the airport to recharge. You may need to resort to reading a book or magazine to avoid depleting the charge on your laptop. Part of the time you will probably be sleeping also.
Answer 4 :
It depends on what type of airplane you get put on, and what class your in....I would call the airline they know better than anyone on here!
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