It seems that people can’t live without WiFi or the Interwebs for a few hours in the air. Turkish Airlines will be filling this need with planes to equip it’s 12 Boeing 777-300ER’s and 10 Airbus A330-300’s with WiFi hotspots.
The first one is already rolled out, with plans for a quick deployment through the rest of Turkish Airlines long haul fleet.
You’ll be able to use your device of choice (Smartphone, tablet, laptop, other WiFi device) and for those who are desperate to keep up to date on their corporate going-ons VPN access will be available on their network
In the initial phase the service will be offered free of charge. Of course, nothing is free as we all know, and after what Turkish Airlines call “an introductory period”, WiFi will be available for purchase. Prices of course have not been disclosed, however if it’s anything like Oman Air – or for that matter any airline who rolls out Satellite based Internet, expect it to be expensive….