High-speed in-flight wifi takes to the air

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Published Wednesday 25 April 2018 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 25 April 2018 - 15:00

High-speed internet will soon be available in-flight with British Airways fitting a 75Mbit/s wifi system on all services by 2019. Air France and EasyJet are due to follow. Passengers can use social media or stream high-bandwidth content.

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