Passengers flying long-haul on Germany's biggest airline carrier will soon be able to use their mobile devices during their flight.
Lufthansa Airlines has already rolled out mobile connectivity on eight of its planes flying between Munich and Frankfurt to North America and the Middle East. The company expects to equip its entire fleet of long-haul airplanes, 100-strong, with the functionality within the year. The service, called AeroMobile, allows passengers to use their own mobile device to text and browse online at 30,000 feet. Passengers use roaming capabilities on their devices to access AeroMobile, prices are similar to that of roaming capabilities on the ground. AeroMobile has roaming agreements with more than 240 mobile operators across the globe including German networks T-Mobile, Vodafone, e-Plus, and O2 as well as American networks AT&T and T-Mobile. The service also has roaming agreements with EE, O2, and Three in the UK.
"It's great news that Lufthansa will be rolling out AeroMobile connectivity on their entire fleet this year," said AeroMobile's CEO Kevin Rogers. "We know that passengers are keen to keep their mobile phones on inflight and Lufthansa clearly recognizes the value of offering this service. The service will give travelers the flexibility to use their mobile devices as much or as little as they like during a flight, whether it's to send an SMS to a loved one, keep on top of emails or update their Facebook status." AeroMobile technology is currently used by nine other airlines including Virgin Atlantic, Etihad, and Emirates.
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