Delta is looking to install some 4500 iPads at airport restaurants.  Customers at the restaurants will forgo the normal use of menus and order food though restaurants iPad. NY’s LaGuardia is next in the program so don’t be surprised if you iPads instead of menus.
Wednesday’s kick-off utilizes 250 iPads, but will quickly expand to a total of 2,500 over the next 18 months. In all, Delta will have more than 4,500 iPads in use at three of its airport hubs over the next year alone.
Travelers at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport can find iPads in use in Concourse G’s MinniBar, Mimosa, and Shoyu. The iPads are being deployed in partnership with OTG, an airport-based food and beverage operator.
With iPads located inside airport restaurants in Minneapolis and LaGuardia, customers can order catered and customized meals through an intuitive visual menu. The food is then prepared fresh and served in 15 minutes or less.
Customers are also provided a browser that allows travelers to log into Facebook, Twitter and personal e-mail accounts. The iPads can also be used to check a flight’s status, play games, and watch news video clips.
