How to Use Your Earphones on Continental Planes

Continental Airlines, like many other airlines, uses two-pronged headphone jacks, which you can plug into the airline's headsets to listen to music, movies and announcements onboard the flight. Continental charges passengers on domestic and North American international flights to buy headphones with the proper two-pronged adapter, but you can adapt your own headphones to the airline's two-pronged system instead if you have nice earphones from which you would rather listen.

Things You'll Need

• Two-prong headphone adapter
• Earphones

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Buy a two-prong headphone adapter, which should have two 3.5mm plugs to go into the airplane's headphone jack and one slot for the 3.5mm plug to your own headphones. Purchase this type of adapter at an electronics or office supply stores, or online.

   • 2

     Insert the 3.5 mm plug from your headphone set into the adapter.

   • 3

     Plug the two adapter prongs into the jack in Continental's airplane seat.