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Gurgaon, April 20, 2017: SpiceJet, India’s favourite budget airline is
all set to now offer in-flight entertainment (IFE) and e-commerce, soon. SpiceJet has
joined hands with Lufthansa Systems to equip its whole fleet with BoardConnect Portable
offered by the latter. The new service will allow SpiceJet passengers to do shopping,
stream movies, cricket and other content from select platforms offered by the airline.
The airline signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Lufthansa Systems to this effect after
the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg. SpiceJet passengers will be able to avail
the new offer this year.
Mr. Ajay Singh – CMD, SpiceJet said, “Enhancing customer experience and
comfort on-board has always been our prime focus at SpiceJet. SpiceJet expects to be
the first LCC in India to provide this unique entertainment and shopping experience to
its customers. This is yet another step towards ensuring a Red, Hot and Spicy
experience for our customers every time they step into a SpiceJet flight.”
Norbert Mueller – Senior Vice President BoardConnect, Lufthansa Systems
said “We are proud that with SpiceJet, an extraordinary innovative low-cost airline
from India has chosen our award-winning IFE solution BoardConnect Portable.”
“We are looking forward to team up with SpiceJet for a fast and smooth roll-out
project.” he further added.
BoardConnect Portable is an all-in-one solution combining all of the technical
components needed for an IFE system – such as a server and access points – in a single
device, the Mobile Streaming Unit (MSU). An MSU is about the size of a conventional
tablet, powered by a battery module, thus avoiding any elaborate cabling. MSUs
therefore qualify as non-permanently installed equipment and can be mounted or removed
without affecting other components in the aircraft, for example in the galley. This
eliminates high costs for hardware, fitting and certification. Additionally, an
integrated modem allows rapid wireless updates of content while the aircraft is on the
ground. Furthermore, the BoardConnect digital platform caters for easy hosting and
seamless integration of third party elements such as e-commerce.
In the near future, passengers can access a variety of entertainment and e-commerce
offers of SpiceJet during a flight via their own smartphones and tablets.
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