Lufthansa passengers can in future surf the net above the clouds. The re-launch of the FlyNet Internet broadband service will bring communications freedom into the aircraft cabin on Lufthansa long-haul flights in the coming year. Easy-to-use, the system will allow passengers to utilise the Internet in-flight as they would at a public hotspot – with WLAN access, sending emails with attachments or an SMS from a mobile phone and synchronisation of smartphones, like PDAs, iPhones or Blackberrys. Convenient communications will soon be included among other onboard amenities.
FlyNet will be available to all passengers in the cabin – be they in First, Business Class or Economy. It will be installed in stages, worldwide, on all Lufthansa long-haul routes. Rates will differ – from time-based to flat rate – allowing passengers to use this welcome extra in the cabin, as their needs dictate. Lufthansa is the world’s first airline to offer this satellite based system equipped with high transmission capacity on flights in its global network.
Facts and Figures
Bandwidth:
5-50 Mbps (in ther aircraft
1 Mbps (outside the aircraft)
Services:
WLAN, GSM, GPRS
Re-launch:
2010
Lufthansa long-haul fleet:
96 aircraft
Lufthansa Partner:
Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Transmission mode:
Satelliten-supported broadband system
