By Cathy Buyck | January 24, 2012
Turkish Airlines (TK) has equipped its first Boeing 777-300ER with Wi-Fi Internet connectivity in all cabins and plans to expand the service to 11 777-300ERs and 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft in its fleet “as quickly as possible.”
The Istanbul-based carrier added high-speed Wi-Fi broadband Internet access to its existing live inflight television service using Panasonic Avionics Corp.’s IFE platform, Planet. TK launched live television with a variety of programming on its 777-300ER transatlantic flights in September.
TK passengers can access high-speed, unlimited Internet with laptops, tablets, smartphones or any other device that is WLAN-enabled. Business travelers can also access their company’s virtual private network.
The high-speed Internet service will initially be offered for free. After an introductory period, the service will be available for credit card purchase onboard the aircraft.
(ATW On line)
