Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started providing intranet facility on few of its prime domestic flights from Friday. The system will allow passengers to access this entertainment content using their own cell phones, tablets and laptops.
Initially, the facility will 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.
In the first phase, a total of 30 hours of content would be available including dramas, comedy, movies, documentaries, safety videos, Urdu feature films and music. For the second phase, the work is underway on an app that will have 50 hours of content including western movies, interactive games for kids and moving maps.
The system is being launched on trial basis, and to be extended to other flights in the next few weeks after obtaining feedback from the public.
PIA passengers are encouraged to provide their feedback on the new system.