MySkyStatus, a system developed by Lufthansa to allow passengers to send status updates to their social networks in-flight, has doubled the number of messages sent out in the space of a month.

The airline launched the system in October 2009 and in mid-January had pushed out around 17,000 tweets from passengers – a figure which has risen dramatically to over 36,000 within the space of four weeks.

Lufthansa says it will be launching a new version of the product in the coming months with a number of new features, including the ability to send pre-written emails through the system.

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