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Air France tests phone service
Air France says it has launched a trial of full in-flight mobile phone services on selected European routes, allowing travellers to chat mid-air.
- Agencies
- Published: 15:22 April 2, 2008
Paris: Air France says it has launched a trial of full in-flight mobile phone services on selected European routes, allowing travellers to chat mid-air.
According to the airline, the move follows positive feedback from sms and email testing. A company official said the airline would assess feedback and decide whether to revert to a data-only service, if they find passengers become irritated.
The service is provided by Airbus unit OnAir, an in-flight communications specialist, and will be activated above 3,000-meter (9,800-feet) altitudes.
The news comes after Emirates recently launched an in-flight mobile phone service.
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