Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) yesterday said it is now offering free wi-fi and internet access throughout Abu Dhabi International Airport.
"Fifty new walk-up kiosks are now fully operational in the newly opened Terminal 3, following the success of 15 walk-up kiosks which were launched in Terminal 1 last year," a statement said.
The expansion of free internet access across the entire airport is part of ADAC's policy to create a technologically-advanced gateway to the world, and give rise to a leading airport with world-class facilities for all passengers.
The 65 touch-screen walk-up kiosks offer 20 minutes of free internet access per session. The wi-fi provides one hour of access per session, with users able to reconnect for subsequent sessions. The service has already received a positive response from passengers, with 250,000 sessions registered in a recent 20-day period. Approximately 25 per cent of visitors to the airport are logging onto the service, either through laptops, phones or the kiosks.
Shaikha Al Maskari, vice-president of corporate affairs at ADAC, said: "We are delighted to be announcing the expansion of the free internet facilities at Abu Dhabi Airport. This is an important part of ADAC's commitment to the highest standards of airport facilities, and to provide a quality visitor experience for all our passengers. From the current statistics showing the number of people utilising the service, we can tell this is a popular development in our customer service programme."
Users logging onto the internet service are visiting social network sites such as Facebook, Friendster and Twitter. Other popular sites include news sites CNN and BBC and personal e-mail sites such as Google and Yahoo mail.
