OTTAWA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Air Canada announced Friday it had started in-flight internet service trials on some flights, becoming the first Canadian carrier to offer the service.

    Flights from Toronto and Montreal to Los Angeles will undergo a10-week trial until January 2010. After that, the airline will consider expanding the service to other routes.

    Access will cost 9.95 U.S. dollars for customers with a laptop computer and 7.95 for a personal electronic device.

    "Air Canada is the first Canadian airline to begin offering customers access to the internet while they are flying," Louise McKenven, senior marketing director for the airline, said in a statement Friday.

    Currently, many international airlines already offer in-flight internet services.

    Montreal-based Air Canada is the world's eighth largest airline, with flights to nearly 80 international destinations.