Finnair to offer Windows 8 tablets
Finnair has planning to introduce Windows 8-powered tablets as an in-flight entertainment option.
From today (20 March 2013), Finnair will begin a two-month trial using HP ElitePad 900 tablets and wireless internet service onboard one of its Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft.
“We want to enhance our customers’ in-flight comfort,” said Peter Gabrielsson, Finnair’s vice president of customer experience. “We want to test the functionality of the wireless network on intercontinental flights and how the passengers use the equipment during the flight. We are interested in learning how the use is divided between the fixed in-flight entertainment system and the tablet.”
The tests will take place in the business class cabins of scheduled flights, and in the economy class cabins aboard charter flights. Passengers participating in the tests will be offered use of an HP ElitePad tablet loaded with movies, TV shows, music and games. The tablet will also include wellness-related programmes, such as a relaxation app to help passengers deal with jetlag.