PIA introduces intranet facility on domestic fligths

Intranet facility allows passengers to access entertainment content using own cellphones, tablets and laptops

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Friday introduced an "intranet facility" for its passengers on a few prime domestic flights.

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“The system will allow passengers to access this entertainment content using their own cellphones, tablets and laptops,” PIA spokesperson Danyal Gilani said in a statement.



The statement further revealed the facility will initially be available on selected flights on Karachi-Islamabad and Karachi-Lahore routes. “The flight numbers that will have this service are PK-300, PK-301, PK-302, PK-303, PK-304 305, PK-308 and PK-309.”

According to the communiqué, 30 hours of content, including dramas, comedy, kids movies, tilawat, documentaries, safety videos, Urdu feature films and music, will be available to the passengers in the first phase. Further, the national flag carrier said: “For the second phase work is underway on an app that will have 50 hours of content including western movies, interactive games for kids and moving maps.”

It went on to clarify that the system was launched on a trial basis and would be extended on other flights in the next few weeks after obtaining “public feedback”. The airline also requested it passengers to provide their feedback on the newly-launched entertainment system.