Aer Lingus has become the third European airline to introduce Wi-Fi access and mobile phone services on transatlantic flights. The new services will be provided by Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Aeromobile and Deutsche Telekom.
Mobile phone services, offered in cooperation with AeroMobile, are available to customers using mobile phones, smartphones and tablets for sending and receiving text messages or e-mail, use GPRS services and Web browsing. Voice calls will not be permitted.
Aer Lingus chief commercial officer Stephen Kavanagh said: "Having direct Internet access on long haul flights to cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, will be of huge benefit to our customers, in particular to business customers. Feedback from trials has been extremely positive."
Internet access over Wi-Fi will be charged at a rate of €10.95 for one hour and €19.95 for 24 hours. Roaming charges will apply to mobile data, GSM and SMS.
O2 Ireland and T-Mobile USA only support SMS over GSM, while Vodafone Ireland and UK, Three and O2 UK will support SMS and mobile data.
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