Yes TechnoLibyans, finally you can enjoy local/international calls and internet on air while travelling on Afriqiyah Airways, and please don’t mention that cell phones and laptops aren’t allowed, that was in the past when factories didn’t follow international rules when making those.
INTERNATIONAL. OnAir, the world’s leading provider of inflight communications, today announced agreement to install OnAir inflight passenger connectivity services on Afriqiyah Airways’ entire Airbus long range and short range fleets.
This is the first time an airline has announced a decision to install connectivity in both the long and short range fleets.
In phase one of this agreement, OnAir will install the full connectivity suite (Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir) on the Airline’s A330 fleet.
In phase two Mobile OnAir will be installed on the Airline’s Airbus A320/A319 fleet. Passengers will be able to stay connected inflight using their own mobile phones or BlackBerry®-type devices to make and receive phone calls, send and receive emails and text messages, and access the Internet.
“Offering inflight connectivity is part of our ongoing drive to continuously improve our customer travel experience, while helping to differentiate us from the competition,” said Eng. Rammah Ettir, CEO of Afriqiyah Airways.
“With OnAir providing both GSM/GPRS as well as Wi-Fi Internet, our passengers will have the broadest range of inflight connectivity options available anywhere in the world today.”
“OnAir is proud to be working with Afriqiyah Airways,” says Benoit Debains, CEO of OnAir. “The Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir services together provide air travellers with a complete solution: a full range of service and the highest levels of performance whether they are using mobile phones, BlackBerry-type devices or their laptops – and with global coverage.
Afriqiyah’s decision to install inflight connectivity across its entire long and short haul Airbus fleets is a first in the industry and underlines the importance airlines attach to providing their passengers with such services as we head into a new decade.”
Mobile OnAir uses the industry’s most advanced and extensive infrastructure for mobile communications, along with Inmarsat SwiftBroadband, high capacity services from Inmarsat 4th generation satellites. This gives passengers and airlines the best reach and performance available today.
Afriqiyah Airways (AAW) decision comes amidst mounting demand for inflight passenger communications. A growing number of commercial airlines and private aviation companies either currently offer OnAir inflight communications services or will offer them in the near future.
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February 16th, 2010 at 6:29 AM
That's awesome news.
February 16th, 2010 at 7:02 AM
unclear news !!! how much cost? is it per minute? or purchase? and how many user can call at same time?
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:19 PM
In 2008 with Air France it was 3 Euros/minute, and capacity was 12 people at the same time. Surely the system has improved since then, even Oman Air had their first flight with OnAir system, but it took them over a year to implement it. So I'm curious on when AA will start offering the service.