Delta Airlines has announced that the Gogo inflight internet service has been made available onboard six of its domestic planes, which are the first of 300 aircraft that will eventually provide the service.
The
inflight technology will initially be launched on planes operating shuttle routes from
La Guardia Airport in
New York to
Boston Logan Airport and
Ronald Reagan Airport in
Washington.
Users of smartphones, personal digital assistants and other such devices will be able to access the internet via the Gogo system, meaning they will be able to use mobile internet applications such as
Just the Flight Mobile.
Tim Mapes, Delta's senior vice president of marketing, said: "In-flight internet access is one of the most popular requests we receive from our customers.
"Delta's launch of Gogo onboard these first Delta aircraft demonstrates our continued commitment to providing our customers with the options they want and value when they travel with us."
Gogo already has contracts with
American Airlines and Virgin America for the provision of inflight internet access.
It will soon be working with
Air Canada, an airline that operates flights to
UK hubs including
Heathrow Airport and
Manchester Airport.
British airline
bmi has announced that it is to trial an inflight communications system providing internet access for laptop users.
Posted by Andrea at 12:18, 16 December 2008
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