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Delta Inks Exclusive Pact With YouTube for In-Flight Viewing as Airline Enhances Entertainment Experiences and Courts Showbiz Passengers


Delta has pacted with YouTube to make YouTube Premium and YouTube Music available free on flights for its SkyMiles loyalty program members.

LAS VEGAS — Delta is ramping up content-related offerings on its flights as the nation’s dominant air carrier banks on exclusive YouTube access, better WiFi and AI-powered convenience to court frequent fliers from the entertainment industry. Delta executives announced the YouTube deal and other flight-experience enhancements as the aviation giant gave an expansive presentation Tuesday evening at the Sphere in Las Vegas, in connection with the Consumer Electronics Show. “When they say it’s impossible we say, Sit back, relax and enjoy the flight,” Davis said to rapturous applause in a room full of travel buffs.

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