Today, Air Canada announced that its leisure airline, Air Canada Rouge, has begun offering Gogo’s 2Ku high-speed, satellite internet aboard its Airbus A319 aircraft. Air Canada Rouge customers will now have access to the fastest internet service on a Canadian airline.
“Air Canada was the first Canadian carrier to offer customers in-flight connectivity and today, we are pleased to extend this service on Air Canada Rouge. High-speed internet is another great on-board entertainment option for our customers and strengthens Air Canada Rouge’s promise to provide a wonderful beginning and ending to any vacation,” said Benjamin Smith , President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada.
Air Canada has been the leader among Canadian carriers in offering its customers in-flight connectivity, beginning with our ATG ground-based service throughout North America . Roll out of our new 2KU service on all 20 Air Canada Rouge narrow-body A319s will be completed this month. To coincide with the launch, on these aircraft, Air Canada Rouge is also updating its wireless In-Flight Entertainment experience to the next generation of gate to gate, on-demand entertainment and information.
Air Canada plans to complete installation of our 2Ku satellite internet service on all Air Canada Rouge A321 and Boeing 767-300ER aircraft by the end of 2018.
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