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Air France Takes Off with Complimentary High-Speed WiFi In a significant move set to enhance the passenger experience, Air France has become the first major European airline to offer complimentary high-speed WiFi on its flights, leaving its Swiss counterpart…
Inmarsat announced the launch of its innovative new OneFi customer experience platform (CXP) for airlines. The first-of-its-kind solution will serve as a catalyst to monetise inflight connectivity by bringing a host of onboard services together within a…
A new AirAsia restaurant opened in a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall is serving inflight meals on the ground. The Malaysian-headquartered budget carrier has opened its first restaurant Santan and T&CO in Kuala Lumpur, marking its footprint in the retail food…
Generation Z is forecast to become the largest group of airline flyers globally within the next decade, with 1.2 billion flying each year by 2028. More than a third (37%) of this global cohort will be made up of APAC passengers. The LSE estimates that…
Vietnam Airlines will launch inflight Wi-Fi service on some flights connecting Hanoi and HCMC with cities in China, Japan and Singapore. Passengers will be charged VND75,000-735,000 ($2.95 -$29.95) depending on usage time and capacity. Providing inflight…
Cebu Pacific is launching a new selection of inflight meals for purchase starting October this year. The new meals include a Singaporean dish (Hainanese Chicken Rice shown above), Filipino cuisine, and a vegetarian option. “As every Cebu Pacific flight is a…
AirAsia’s head of commercial, Spencer Lee, has been named CEO of travel360.com, the digital expansion of the airline’s inflight magazine travel360. The airline declined to comment on A+M‘s queries on whether he will be helming a dual role or who his…
Two thirds of airline passengers in Asia-Pacific feel that inflight Wi-Fi is not merely a luxury but a necessity, according to Inmarsat-commissioned research. A survey of travelers in the region, conducted by market research company GfK, found that 79% are…
Qatar Airways has become the first major Middle East airline to select Inmarsat’s new GX Aviation in-flight broadband solution for in-flight broadband. The Inmarsat solution will initially be available to Qatar Airways passengers on board more than 130…
Over 60% of APAC respondents would be prepared to pay up to $5 to access the internet on planes, according to YouGov’s latest survey on air travel. Although only 10% of APAC respondents say lack of connectivity is one of the three worst aspects of flying,…
AirAsia X announced that it will upgrade in-flight connectivity for its roKKi in-flight entertainment system using Inmarsat’s GX Aviation, with plans, not only to boost Internet speeds and provide seamless streaming, but to increase passenger spend on board.…
Airlines in Asia-Pacific are seeing soaring demand for inflight broadband service, with a majority of passengers in the region expecting to have such services onboard, a new survey said. The survey, conducted between August 2015 and March 2016, garnered…
