Three major Chinese airlines, including China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Air China, have been approved to provide in-flight wifi services. Passengers on these airlines won't have long to wait before they can log on and stay plugged-in during their flights.
China Eastern Airlines has become the first Chinese carrier to provide wifi services on both domestic and international flights.
Zhang Chi, deputy director of the company's transition department, explains what this means for the airline. "According to our market research, over 86 percent passengers will take flights with internet services as a priority. So providing wifi service is an important strategy for the company to attract passengers, and that's why we've decided to make this a standard service in our entire fleet. To make it happen, over 70 aircraft will be modified to install the necessary equipment before 2017."
Currently, American Airlines, Qatar Airlines and many other foreign airlines offer wifi services on flights, with charges ranging from several US dollars to over twenty dollars.
However, Zhang Chi with China Eastern Airlines says their service charges are expected to be free. "Through wifi access, we will offer a variety of internet services which are free for passengers. The service charges will be shared and paid by the airline and its business partners."
With the commercialization of the service, passengers on plane can also enjoy a wide range of duty-free goods.
Experts predict the wifi service could bring about new business opportunities, especially in social media and data services.
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