Air France/KLM to start trial with WiFi on board in 2013
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Air France/KLM to start trial with WiFi on board in 2013
Dear all,
Internet has finally come on board flights of Air France and KLM.
http://corporate.airfrance.com/en/pr...ivity-in-2013/
Sincerely,
SB
Internet has finally come on board flights of Air France and KLM.
http://corporate.airfrance.com/en/pr...ivity-in-2013/
Sincerely,
SB
Last edited by Gajan; Jun 11, 2012 at 7:29 am Reason: Add information to title
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Excellent news, even if it appears it will be a few years before I can count on using WiFi on any long haul flight. I used the old Boeing Connexion WiFi on LH flights many times back when it was in service. For a business person it was excellent being online during the entire Euro and American business day as I flew FRA-LAX. In this crazy always-on world it is kind of amazing that we had this regular service years ago, lost access for about a decade, and we are just now talking about getting it back someday!
I know there will be Luddites who bemoan the interruption of their peace on board, but I hope they can learn to keep to themselves and not try to stop progress.
I know there will be Luddites who bemoan the interruption of their peace on board, but I hope they can learn to keep to themselves and not try to stop progress.
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As it's a trial on only two 777-300s in each of AF and KL's fleets, and the trial doesn't start until 2013, it could be quite a while before you find yourself on a flight with WiFi!
But still, a step in the right direction.
But still, a step in the right direction.
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I never understood the lack of free Wi-Fi in Europe relative to N. America. So many hotels, airports, trains, and coffee bars in N. America offer it, whereas in Europe it is still customary to pay for use. I realize that onboard an airliner is pretty much pay to use across the board; for the ancillary revenue and the cost of installing and certifying the equipment is costly due to the fact that the airframe is modified, which equals scrutiny by the regulators.
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Its simple..because money can be made by offering it for a fee. Now that more and more people rely on internet, the case for charging money for use actually becomes stronger. And as long as all the majors charge for it, they don't have a need to offer it for free to be competitive.
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Onboard wifi on european KLM flights in 2015
I actually have heard from a stewardess on a KLM cityhopper flight today (28-01-2014) AAL-AMS that the airline will be introducing onboard wifi for European flights in 2015. So lets see what will happen
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Excellent news, even if it appears it will be a few years before I can count on using WiFi on any long haul flight. I used the old Boeing Connexion WiFi on LH flights many times back when it was in service. For a business person it was excellent being online during the entire Euro and American business day as I flew FRA-LAX. In this crazy always-on world it is kind of amazing that we had this regular service years ago, lost access for about a decade, and we are just now talking about getting it back someday!
I know there will be Luddites who bemoan the interruption of their peace on board, but I hope they can learn to keep to themselves and not try to stop progress.
I know there will be Luddites who bemoan the interruption of their peace on board, but I hope they can learn to keep to themselves and not try to stop progress.
I have also used it on EK and QR, part of their fleets have it (EK A380, QR 787). Also works pretty well.
Very neat, and I am glad AFKL finally catch up. It would make a difference for me to take them for instance on a CDG-USA flight. I don't spend the entire flight online browsing all kinds of pages. But on a 8-11 hour flight checking in from time to time and getting some emails out of the way or using the uninterrupted time on board to research things (work-related, or just to organize the next private holiday) is much less stressful than landing with a huge jetlag and having to go through an enormous heaps of mails that have arrived while I was in the air. The good thing about the "always on" world is that one *can* be always online. Noone forces you.
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Lufthansa has re-introduced it several years ago already, all longhaul planes are equipped with it. Works pretty well.
I have also used it on EK and QR, part of their fleets have it (EK A380, QR 787). Also works pretty well.
Very neat, and I am glad AFKL finally catch up. It would make a difference for me to take them for instance on a CDG-USA flight. I don't spend the entire flight online browsing all kinds of pages. But on a 8-11 hour flight checking in from time to time and getting some emails out of the way or using the uninterrupted time on board to research things (work-related, or just to organize the next private holiday) is much less stressful than landing with a huge jetlag and having to go through an enormous heaps of mails that have arrived while I was in the air. The good thing about the "always on" world is that one *can* be always online. Noone forces you.
I have also used it on EK and QR, part of their fleets have it (EK A380, QR 787). Also works pretty well.
Very neat, and I am glad AFKL finally catch up. It would make a difference for me to take them for instance on a CDG-USA flight. I don't spend the entire flight online browsing all kinds of pages. But on a 8-11 hour flight checking in from time to time and getting some emails out of the way or using the uninterrupted time on board to research things (work-related, or just to organize the next private holiday) is much less stressful than landing with a huge jetlag and having to go through an enormous heaps of mails that have arrived while I was in the air. The good thing about the "always on" world is that one *can* be always online. Noone forces you.
I prefer to chill and rest whilst travelling (also to avoid jet-lag), and my boss is OK with that. Crossing my fingers that the expectations aren't going to shift...
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On longhaul flights, OK, but shorthaul? Do they think many pax can't go without internet for 1-2 hours tops?
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