Nok Air is leading the Thai airline industry in offering free in-flight broadband connectivity for passengers.
The budget carrier's board last week endorsed an investment plan to equip its 18-strong fleet of B737-800s with satellite-based WiFi systems.
Nok Air's first internet-enabled aircraft is due to be connected in March and all its aircraft will have WiFi in two years' time.
The service is a collaboration with Thaicom Plc, the SET-listed satellite communications provider, and Global Eagle Entertainment Inc (GEE), a US-based provider of satellite-based in-flight WiFi and device-based entertainment
In-flight broadband plans have been bogged down by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, which insists there can be no spectrum for aircraft without an auction.