On: Airlines are running out of 4-digit flight numbers

[poopsmithe]

How many airports still have flip-tab signs? Do they need to stay? Aren't they adding to an already noisy area? What's their maintenance cost vs. a LCD? What's their energy consumption vs. a LCD?

[antonkochubey → poopsmithe]

>What's their energy consumption vs. a LCD?

Zero when they're not flipping, and close to zero when they are. Even under direct sunlight, to overcome which LCDs need >100W / square meter.

[gumby → poopsmithe]

I don’t know about the USA but there are likely millions of them deployed around the world, and working fine.

[OJFord → poopsmithe]

Same problem on LCD/with the font you use though - those displays are dense, and designed around room for 'AB1234'. Confusing to have it scroll when it already rotates into some other information too.

[selimthegrim → poopsmithe]

I think Russia still does.

[lotsoweiners → SoftTalker]

I do. I was just traveling about a month ago and the gate info had changed on the monitor but not on my phone and this was both ways. I always check the monitor and use that as the system of record over my phone.

[ricketyricky → SoftTalker]

I do. "The phone" is just another hassle one doesn't want to take care of on long-distance travel. Paper tickets just work, can't say that for the login for travel / rewards apps when you think you were already logged in when being offline.