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China Eastern Airlines will start offering WiFi to passengers on board its A33O jets flying the Beijing-Shanghai route.
Unlike in previous trials, this is the first time a telecommunication satelite is being used to provide the wireless access.
The trial is expected to last until the end of September.
A330 jets can accomodate 200 passengers. According to the CCTV report, passengers onboard the plane can browse websites freely and can also chat with friends using text-based services of Wechat.
But only laptops and tablets like IPAD will be allowed to use the wifi service. The prohibition on the use of mobile phones will continue.
Users of the WiFi service are also required to register a username, and for that they must use their real name.
Air China and China Southern Airlines are also said to be considering similar moves.
