Indian Airplane Passengers Will be Able to Use WiFi on Flights !

The much awaited connectivity is arrived on aircrafts too ! Yes, Passengers on civilian aircraft are all set to enjoy the benefits of long elusive WiFi on board aircraft flying in and out of India, as the Home. Although the Jet Airways have started to offer on board connectivity earlier.

The decision was confirmed by Civil Aviation Ministry official that Telecom and Aviation ministries have reached on a consensus on the issue.

“We will soon, within 10 days, be allowed to allow wifi on board aircraft flying in and out of the country,” civil aviation secretary R N Choubey said at the Air Passenger Association of India’s (APAI) silver jubilee celebrations.

He was replying to a question on how soon the government would be able to permit wifi on board aircraft in India.

On board connectivity and Ensuring Safety

There is always bad side for every action and if the Government allows WiFi and cellular calls on the flights, there is a chance this facility will be used for illegal actions. However, the Government will be strict in this sense and will record and keep track of voice data. This will allow it to monitor any suspicious activities.

Cellular networks and WiFi signals also have the ability to interfere with aircraft operations but the Aviation Ministry has designed plans to take care of that. Unfortunately there won’t be any caps on the data charges and call charges, so the airline operators can take full advantage of this and in initial period the charges can be very high as compered to the normal data charges.

In another 10 days we will know what the Government has decided and soon you will be able to make calls and use the internet service while up 30,000 feet in the sky.