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pioneerelex
2011-12-23, 05:33 AM
Emirates Airlines says that it is now offering in-flight Wi-Fi services on some of it fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft with plans to expand the service in the future.

The system is being provided by OnAir, which is already installed on over 90 other Emirates aircraft.

As part of a proving phase, customers onboard many A380 flights have been using the service for many months already as the system was installed and activated on the first few A380s last year.

Wi-Fi services will initially launch on 11 of 19 Emirates A380s currently in-service, with the system due to be installed both now and in the future across the entire fleet of 71 Emirates A380s on order. In addition to Wi-Fi, from mid-2012 all new Emirates A380s will be delivered with a full range of Wi-Fi, mobile phone and mobile data services.

"Emirates is continuously introducing the latest advanced technology to its customers for use on board out fleet.

Making inflight connectivity available is a value added service that Emirates customers will highly enjoy; this is particularly true of our A380 fleet, since the aircraft is the epitome of modern airline technology," added Adel Al Redha, Emirates Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations.

Price plans start at US$7.50 for mobile devices and US$15 on laptops. The US$7.50 package should be sufficient for the average Blackberry user to stay connected all the way from Dubai to Paris - a flight of over six and one half hours.