Delta's Free Inflight Internet Promotion Starts Today

From today and until 30 November 2009, Delta Air Lines together with eBay, is offering customers traveling on all Wi-Fi equipped flights with complimentary Gogo Inflight Internet service. With more than 260 Wi-Fi-enabled aircraft flying more than 1,000 flights each day, Delta said it expects more than 1 million customers will be able to benefit from the promotion.

"Operating the world's largest fleet of Wi-Fi-enabled aircraft, Delta offers new ways to thank our customers for their loyalty and provide them new products and services with partners like eBay," said Ranjan Goswami, Delta's director - Customer Experience. "Delta's Thanksgiving promotion with eBay marks the first time we have been able to extend in-flight Internet access as a sponsored benefit to our customers."

Delta continues to rapidly expand Wi-Fi across its fleet with more than 300 aircraft schedule to be equipped with Wi-Fi by the end of 2009. An additional 200 pre-merger Northwest aircraft are on schedule to be complete by mid-2010. Delta expects to have 530 Wi-Fi equipped aircraft on the combined fleet by June 2010.

"eBay's partnership with Delta Air Lines will showcase to a million-plus holiday travelers the amazing value, and unparalleled selection that eBay offers shoppers every day," said Greg Fant, eBay vice president of marketing. "This year marks the largest integrated holiday season campaign eBay has created and we're thrilled to be partnering with Delta to offer power shopping in the sky."

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