Gupta also said that Indian carriers like Jet Airways and SpiceJet are slated toward take deliveries of the Wi-Fi-fitted Boeing 737 MAX by mid-2018. About 70 airlines across the world offer in-flight internet letting passengers email, livestream, use social media, download movies and even make calls.
It must live understood that Wi-Fi is wireless local area networking. In India, airlines like Jet Airways and Vistara offer a library of preloaded content downloadable onto electronic devices by linking into the aircraft’s non-internet Wi-Fi.These include carriers that fly toward India like Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Etihad.Internet on flights in India could soon be a reality.
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“We’re awaiting clearance from the Department of Telecommunications,” said Lalit Gupta, joint DG, directorate general of Civil Aviation.SpiceJet will give the facility by June-end. “International airlines are in talks with the aviation ministry. The Centre is likely through permit it by August-end. Currently, they have through switch off Wi-Fi in the Indian airspace (where in-flight internet is banned on security grounds).