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If you’re flying on Royal Dutch Airlines KLM during the next few months, make sure you take advantage of their free text messaging service. Because they’re introducing a revamped in-flight entertainment system, KLM has a special promotion in which the normal $2.50 cost per text message has been axed. Text messaging is available on all their A330 and 777 aircraft and some of the 747s too. It sounds like during August, September and October you’ll be able to send as many text messages as you want without paying a cent, but check the fineprint on board to be sure.

With their new system you’ll also be able to learn languages on board - Berlitz is supplying beginning language courses for 23 different languages to be incorporated into the in-flight entertainment system. And there’s quite a bit of potential for language learning if you’re on a long flight in or out of Europe. They’re also adding audio books to the system which could possibly reduce the need for you to bring your own book, but we see two problems here - first, most audio books would be longer than a flight, and second, it’s really just two easy to fall asleep while you’re listening to an audio book. Then again, perhaps that’s an advantage if you usually have trouble sleeping while in the air.