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Jetstar launches iPad on board

The devices will be available on flights within Australia longer than two hours

Jetstar has commenced offering its passengers iPads to watch movies, play games and read magazines, in what it says is a world first.

The Apple tablets made their debut on a Jetstar flight from Auckland to Melbourne on Tuesday.

The devices will be available on flights within Australia longer than two hours as well as selected trans-Tasman and international routes, from Wednesday.

Jetstar's long-haul passengers out of Australia and New Zealand will be able to hire the tablet from next month, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday.

They will cost between $10 and $15 to hire.

There were also plans to introduce the iPads on Jetstar Asia's services operating out of Singapore, Jetstar said.

Jetstar first trialled the use of iPads on board its flights for a two-week period in June 2010.

Jetstar group chief executive Bruce Buchanan said the airline was currently looking at what inflight entertainment options would be offered on its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which were due to arrive at Jetstar in 2013.

A Dreamliner test aircraft was due to visit Australia next week as part of Qantas's 91st birthday celebrations.

Jetstar is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas.

Nominations for the 2012 ARN IT Industry Awards open on Tuesday, June 12.

More about: Apple, Boeing, Qantas

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