Turkish Airlines will now offer “gate to gate” internet service with the capability available uninterrupted from the time the aircraft doors are closed on departure until doors are opened at the destination. Previously, the service had been activated only when aircraft were above 10,000 feet. The carrier has provided inflight internet service since 2011. Ahmet Bolat, chairman of the board and the executive committee, said that as the airline that flies to more countries than any other and provides the greatest coverage of international connections, it is “happy” to extend internet coverage. The carrier, he said, will continue to work on new technologies “to provide the best of the virtual world just like we do with the real one.” The gate-to-gate service will begin on a total of 131 aircraft, 74 narrow-body and 57 wide-body. The carrier will extend this service to other aircraft that provide internet in its fleet in stages over time.

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