Flight International online news 11:00 GMT: Korean Air (KAL) has started offering Connexion by Boeing's high-speed Internet service on selected flights to the USA.

The service enables passengers to access the Internet and email via their own wireless local area network-compatible laptop computers.

The SkyTeam carrier says it activated the service last week on three of its weekly flights from its Seoul base to New York and Los Angeles.

KAL plans to charge between $7.95 and $29.95 for the Internet service but the service is currently being offered for free because the airline is awaiting approval from Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication to implement the charge.

After it secures approval KAL plans to gradually offer the service on more of its flights to North America and begin introducing it on flights to Europe.

 

Source: Flight International

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