Subscribe
Login
Airlines

Lufthansa and Virgin Australia launch in-flight entertainment streaming apps

Samantha Shankman

Photo Credit: Lufthansa releases an iOS app that allows passengers to view in-flight entertainment on their own iPad and iPhone. itunes.apple.com

Skift Take

In the age of smartphones, every traveler wants customizable content available on his/her own device suggesting that Lufthansa’s new technology could indeed be the first break in a new wave of in-flight entertainment options.

Nearly all travelers that board a plane today are clutching a smartphone or tablet. Despite the movies or magazines offered by airlines, passengers are often glued to whatever pre-loaded content they’ve brought on their personal devices. Lufthansa Systems, the tech consulting arm of the eponymous airline, has a new solution that aims to bring airlines' in-flight content directly onto passeng

Online travel coverage is exclusive for Skift Pro subscribers.

Subscribe for full access to all Skift coverage for as low as $55 a month.
See the latest online travel headlines.

Apple Pay, Google Pay, Paypal, VISA, Mastercard, Discover, American Express

Already a subscriber? Login