Flydubai offers WiFi and live streaming

Dubai - From April 24, 2016 WiFi connectivity and Live TV will be available through the inflight portal for the first time on selected flights as flydubai continues to roll out the service across the rest of its fleet.

As part of its ongoing commitment to providing an enjoyable overall travel experience to its passengers, flydubai has made available WiFi connectivity and live television streaming at selected flights, it was announced during the Arabian Travel Market, which concluded on Thursday.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer of flydubai, said: "Flydubai has been committed to investing in product innovations and technologies that enhance the travel experience for our passengers from day one. We want to offer customers more choice, a greater experience and affordable access to the technologies we are all coming to expect in the air, just as we do on the ground. Adding WiFi connectivity, live television along with our enhanced ground-breaking inflight entertainment system will allow us to continue to deliver that personalised flying experience our customers expect and appreciate."
From April 24, 2016 WiFi connectivity and Live TV will be available through the inflight portal for the first time on selected flights as flydubai continues to roll out the service across the rest of its fleet.
The wireless satellite-based network will allow passengers to buy a package from as low as $4 to get connected during a flight using their personal devices and from $8 to tune in to catch up with the news on BBC World News, Al Jazeera or Al Arabiya, enjoy Arabic shows on MBC1 or fascinating documentaries on Discovery.
Flydubai partnered with Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) to launch the fully-integrated Inflight Entertainment & Connectivity (IFEC) System. Flydubai already receives inflight media content through GEE and the installation of connectivity systems expands the partnership to include integrated IFEC solutions offering WiFi-enabled internet connectivity, an extensive library of more than 2,000 hours of on-demand content and the capability to stream live TV.
 "GEE has enabled flydubai to take control of the total inflight passenger experience like never before, starting with integrated inflight entertainment, connectivity, digital media solutions and rounding it out with real-time data operations solutions," said Dave Davis, chief executive officer at GEE. - abdulbasit@khlaeejtimes.com