Virgin America announced a new partnership with the popular music streaming service Spotify on Tuesday that will allow them to continue to offer more in-flight entertainment for its passengers as part of its ViaSat program.
The airline previously partnered with ViaSat Inc. to provide faster Wi-Fi connectivity to its A320 aircraft using the the broadband and communications company's Ka-band satellites, which they claim provide Internet speeds that are "eight to 10 times faster" than other in-flight Wi-Fi systems.
Following the announcement of the high speed in-flight Internet, Virgin America revealed its partnership with Netflix to provide customers the ability to stream the entire Netflix catalog of movies and series while en route to their destination.
Now, customers who board Virgin America's planes that are equipped with ViaSat in-flight Wi-Fi will also be able to access Spotify's entire catalog.
"Spotify users can now pump your favorite tunes for free, at 35,000 feet through March 2, 2016 with ViaSat," the company said in its announcement. "Our newest flights sporting ViaSat in-flight Internet now have enhanced, high quality music streaming onboard, so you'll never miss a beat."
.@VirginAmerica see you up in the air. #SpotifyOnboard
— Spotify (@Spotify) October 20, 2015
Passengers can explore and discover all the music the music platform offers, as well as stream the new “city-mood” playlists to help them get pumped for their flight. Virgin America worked with the streaming service to curate 60 playlists that are unique to specific cities, including “The City of Angels,” which includes music from NWA and L.L. Cool J for Los Angeles and “Cold Beer on a Friday Night,” which features music by Zac Brown Band and Willie Nelson for Austin and Dallas.
Those who are not preexisting Spotify users can also take advantage of the in-flight entertainment by signing up for free on the platform, or using the complimentary Premium 30-day trial that the airline is offering. Of course, this deal is only for users who haven’t already tried Premium.
Along with the ability to stream Netflix and Spotify with in-flight, passengers who fly with Virgin America will also get partial access to the New York Times, which includes its Travel, Technology and Business sections, along with the most popular stories of the day.
Via: Tech Crunch
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