Hyderabad Int’l Airport goes Wi-fi, offers facility to download movies within 3 minutes
03 February, New Delhi
In a first of its kind, the GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) has launched a personalised on-demand entertainment service at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad, Wednesday offering passengers the freedom to download movies in a span of three minutes.
With this, RGIA offers passengers the freedom to download a wide range of blockbuster movies, TV shows and videos at the terminal at hyper fast speeds without needing any internet or data connection.
This service has been made available in partnership with Fropcorn, a travel entertainment venture, for passengers at RGIA.The entertainment WiFi hotspot is currently available at the security hold area of the domestic terminal, which shall soon be extended to other parts of the airport.
The Fropcorn’s WiFi-enabled media servers create a secure hotspot that allows passengers to download a complete movie within three minutes.This can be done by downloading Fropcorn App from Google Play Store. Flyers can connect their devices to the Airport Movie WiFi available at the terminal and download the movies via the Fropcorn App. Once downloaded, the movies can be viewed at leisure during the flight duration.
The content catalogue includes 100s of high quality movies across multiple genres and languages.SGK Kishore, CEO, GHIAL, in a statement said, ”We understand entertainment is a great way to keep them engaged on the flight journey as they have limited or no entertainment options. With Fropcorn entertainment hotspot, we now extend the GHIAL experience even beyond the airport premises and ensure our flyers have a great time throughout the journey. We expect this to be a wow experience for both the flyers and the airlines.
” Kartik Bansal, Co-Founder & CTO, Fropcorn, said, ”We have been working closely with the GHIAL team to ensure our technology and the content catalogue meets the demands of the new age traveller. We are extremely excited to launch this service in partnership with GHIAL and will be releasing multiple product features and engaging content to keep the service exciting for the airport passengers.”