What complimentary newspapers are provided on planes?

The newspaper that you receive from the airline will depend on where the departure city is. It also depends what time of day it is.

The free newspaper that is available to passengers on planes largely depends on what location you are departing from. When you depart from the East Coast you're likely to get a New York Times or Wall Street Journal, for example when taking flights from Miami to Munich. But you are just as likely to be given a Florida newspaper, or even the International Herald Tribune or a German language newspaper. By flying first class you can ensure that you get the newspaper you want as passengers paying the premium of first class travel are usally given a much wider range of reading materials.

When flying from the West Coast, flights from Oakland to New York will be more likely to carry the Los Angeles Times. But again, if you want a different newspaper then fly first class, or buy it yourself. You are never guaranteed a free newspaper, but publishers often like to give out newspaper to audience that will spend a lot of time reading the whole newspaper on the plane, and an audience that, since they are flying in the first place, are likely to be wealthier on average. So this audience is more likely to be wanted by advertisers who display ads in the papers.

By calling up your airline or looking on their website in the customer service or frequently asked questions you can find out exactly what newspaper ae carried for free, if any at all, and what the general availability is. Then you'll be able to make a smart decision about whether or not to buy a newspaper before boarding the regularly scheduled flights from Norfolk to Las Vegas.