JetBlue Airways celebrated its one millionth customer connect to its high-speed Fly-Fi system, also making JetBlue the first airline worldwide to connect one million personal electronic devices (PEDs) to true broadband Ka-based Wi-Fi service.
To celebrate, the 140 customers onboard "CONNECTED TO 01000010 01001100 01010101 01000101," JetBlue's Fly-Fi livery aircraft, were rewarded with a total one million TrueBlue points on a flight today from New York's JFK International Airport to San Diego International Airport.
JetBlue launched Fly-Fi, the fastest Wi-Fi among all U.S. airlines, last December. Fly-Fi offers broadband speed via Ka-band satellite using satellite-to-aircraft connectivity rather than the ground-to-aircraft connectivity, or Ku-band, the many other U.S. carriers offer. Fly-Fi is currently available on 70 aircraft, with an additional 10-12 aircraft being Fly-Fi enabled each month. The entire JetBlue fleet will be Fly-Fi installed by the end of 2015. JetBlue is now the only airline in the world to offer free live television at every seat and free high-speed Wi-Fi. JetBlue was also the first U.S. airline to offer gate-to-gate use of personal electronic devices (PEDs), as of November 2013.
During fourth quarter 2015, JetBlue will launch a new Fly-Fi Portal, which will serve as a content hub where customers can access a wide range of movies, television shows and additional content from their own personal devices.
Thales LiveTV provides JetBlue's industry leading Fly-Fi connectivity system including the customizable portal and support services to deliver the At Home in the Air™ experience. "Thales LiveTV is proud to provide JetBlue's Fly-Fi connectivity experience for all customers simultaneously. We have seen more than 148 connected passengers on a flight which proves excellent capability and demand for JetBlue's latest, most advanced onboard service," said Glenn Latta, President of Thales LiveTV.
