United Continental to Expand In-flight Wi-Fi Service

March 29, 2011 on 8:40 am | In Airlines | Comments Off


Shop with your points and miles at Points.com United Continental Holdings, Inc., said that Continental Airlines has executed a letter of intent with in-flight entertainment provider LiveTV to offer in-flight Wi-Fi via Ka-band beginning next year.

The company plans to offer the service on more than 200 domestic Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft equipped with DirecTV, providing onboard connectivity and more than 95 channels of live television programming to customers flying within the continental United States.

Ka-band will be able to offer higher transmission speeds for more extensive onboard connection capabilities, including browsing of content-rich websites, sending and receiving e-mails and downloading files. United Airlines currently offers in-flight Internet service on 14 aircraft, including on all p.s. flights linking New York Kennedy with Los Angeles and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.UnitedContinentalHoldings.com

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