Philippine Airlines to launch Wi-Fi
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Philippine Airlines passengers will soon be able to call, text, tweet, e-mail and surf the Internet while flying across Asia Pacific, Australasia and North America as the carrier becomes the first Philippine-based carrier to offer passengers both GSM and
The connectivity will be retrofitted on PAL’s Airbus A330-343s and Boeing B777-300ERs and be launched by mid-year.
The flag carrier is in the midst of an aggressive fleet expansion programme, recently signing a US$7-billion (Bt205.6 billion) deal to acquire 64 brand-new single-aisle and wide-body aircraft from Airbus, with more scheduled for acquisition.
The costs of in-flight connectivity will be included in the passenger’s mobile phone bill, as with international roaming.
