"Ladies and gentlemen, we will be taking off shortly. For your safety, please fasten your seat belt, put your seatback upright, and return your tray table to the original position. We also ask you to turn off your mobile phone as it will interfere the aircraft navigational systems. Thank you for your co-operation."
We used to make that announcement every single time we go onboard.
I can still recall seeing an anxious passenger calling home using the Airphone, during a flight from JFK to ICN. She was obviously worried; had tears running all over her face and yet the connection was bad! It was a 12 hour journey and it must have been a tough one for her. Something must be happening at home and she needed to get immediate updates before setting foot on the home land.
Time has changed.
Some people made it possible!
AirAsia and OnAir recently launched their inflight connectivity services in AirAsia's A320 fleets. Such service is made available on AirAsia's flights to Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Colombo. Maxis, the key marketing partner has prided themselves as the provider of this service.
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.
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