Virgin Offers iPods At Heathrow Airport

[Kent Pribbernow]

http://news.com.com/2009-1088_3-984352.html

Virgin Airways customers are getting more than just a trip across the pond. At Virgin's Atlantic Airways Lounge, in London's Heathrow Airport, the company is now loaning out iPods to customers. This service will soon be coming to JFK as well.

"Passengers can borrow an iPod to listen to music (courtesy of the Virgin Megastores) before boarding their long-haul flights. The iPod is popular throughout Europe; the iPod Mini is supposed to ship worldwide in July instead of April. Virgin's lounges, known for their upper-class amenities, feature full business facilities, an open bar, hot meals, haircuts, massages and even electronic golf driving ranges."

[Kent Pribbernow]

http://news.com.com/2009-1088_3-984352.html

Virgin Airways customers are getting more than just a trip across the pond. At Virgin's Atlantic Airways Lounge, in London's Heathrow Airport, the company is now loaning out iPods to customers. This service will soon be coming to JFK as well.

"Passengers can borrow an iPod to listen to music (courtesy of the Virgin Megastores) before boarding their long-haul flights. The iPod is popular throughout Europe; the iPod Mini is supposed to ship worldwide in July instead of April. Virgin's lounges, known for their upper-class amenities, feature full business facilities, an open bar, hot meals, haircuts, massages and even electronic golf driving ranges."

[Janak Parekh]

:confused totally: How will the customers load music? Are they going to loan out USB/FW cables? Preload the iPods with Virgin label music? Or something else?

--janak

[Kent Pribbernow]

You got me. I was wondering the same thing. I'm assuming it comes preloaded with an ample library of audio.