Jetstar planning to bring iPad in to their airplanes

Qantas subsidiary and Australian discount carrier Jetstar said that they will be introducing iPad into their planes as an in flight entertainment solution. The trials for this will start from June for domestic flights and the company is later planning to make this feature available on all international and domestic flights later in this year. It is not free of cost though, you have to pay a rental fee of $10. Jetstar says that they are one of the first airlines to bring iPads as an inflight entertainment solution.

The company is starting with Australian domestic flights first. Using iPad while you are in the flight is really cool, you can use it to access CDs, games, music videos, eBooks, TV programs, movies and lots of exciting stuff. Bruce Buchanan, Chief Executive Office of Jetstar said that they are expecting a rise in ticket sales with the introduction of this service. He also said that the company is looking to enhance user experience with this. Low fares and excellent customer service along with plenty of choice is what makes an airline company successful in the market, according to Mr. Buchanan. If the initial trials are successful, they will be introducing the device on all the domestic and international flights all over within a year. Jetstar is working along with airline entertainment specialist Stellar Inflight and Bluebox Avionics for this project.

Apple recently launched the iPad some time ago and it was an instant success in the market. It is just like the Netbook in terms for specs and the device is a better computer for a traveler. It can easily fit in a cargo pants pocket. These are the few reasons why iPad became a hit in the market. It hasn’t released all over the world yet but still Apple is raking in millions with the sale of this product. This is the probably reason why Jetstar is looking to bring this product on to their airlines line up. The device has excellent screen and watching movies or TV shows is a great experience. Apart from that, reading ebooks is also comfortable since the device is big. Ebooks were also available on the iPhone and iPod Touch but it was not that popular since the screen was a bit small.

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