British Airways passengers offered chance to try new iPAQ Pocket PC

Airline Industry Information, Oct 30, 2001

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British Airways has formed a new partnership with Compaq that offers the carrier's customers the opportunity to try out the latest iPAQ Pocket PCs in its lounges at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.

The iPAQ devices, which can be borrowed from the reception desk of the First and Terraces lounges, will give passengers real-time access to a virtual mobile office, enabling them to surf the Internet, send and receive e-mails and make purchases online from anywhere in the lounge.

In addition to e-mail and Internet functionality, the iPAQ Pocket PC devices enable British Airways customers to create Word and Excel documents, view and project PowerPoint presentations and video, download music and edit video and audio.

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