Flying does not seem to be all that fun these days – especially when you take into consideration the cramped airports, not to mention small economy class seats, and lousy airline food. Well, while the entertainment aspect on flights have become better over the years, this does not mean that there is no room for improvement. Alaska Airlines has just announced that they will be offering Windows tablets to passengers on some of its flights.
These Windows tablets (hopefully not the discontinued Surface 2) would be able to offer access to various media such as music, games and videos on longer-distance flights. This initiative is set to kick off from the first of next month, where the new ‘Inflight Entertainment tablets powered by Microsoft’ will be available to those who are jetting it out on long-haul flights.
Those who happen to be in First Class, in addition to top-tier frequent flyers, can enjoy the use of such tablets for free. As for the other passengers, there will be a fee of $8 and $10 in order to rent the tablet throughout the flight. There will be pre-loaded Xbox games for Windows, such as Microsoft Sudoku, Solitaire Collection and Mahjong. With so many people owning tablets these days, why not just bring your own tablet and use it in-flight? [Press Release]
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