Can You Use AirPods on an Airplane?
There are few prospects more upsetting than jamming an ill-fitting, airline-provided set of headphones into your ears for a long flight, especially when you have your own perfectly capable set of wireless headphones. Somehow, most airplanes have not yet mastered Bluetooth technology, leaving you out of luck. Or are you? As it turns out, you can use your non-wired headphones on flights—you’ll just need a little bit of help from a Bluetooth adapter. Affiliate links used below.
Best AirPod Adapters
Most aircrafts have a 3.5mm headphone jack that you can plug your headphones into. But when you want to use a pair of wireless headphones instead, you can plug a Bluetooth adapter into the jack, pair it with your headphones, and voila! You can finally hear the movies or TV shows you want to watch (without needing to read lips or subtitles)—at least until the battery dies.