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Air New Zealand will allow its passengersflying on the black Airbus A320 to use their mobile phones, but pay more for the privilege
MELBOURNE (Bernama) – Air New Zealand will allow its passengers
flying on the black Airbus A320 to use their mobile phones, but pay more for the privilege, the airline says.
The black-liveried Airbus A320 aircraft will begins its first commercial flights soon.
It will be fitted with new inflight mobile technology, enabling the safe use of phones to make and receive phone calls, text messages and send emails, during the cruise stage of flights.
The system, which will be available on the domestic A320 aircraft only, is designed so that passengers' mobile phone signals are routed through an aircraft cell site.
The service is a deal with Vodafone New Zealand and OnAir.Inflight roaming costs will apply at 80 cents per outbound text, NZ$3.50 a
minute to make a call, NZ$2 a minute to receive a call and NZ$20 a megabyte of data.
Other mobile providers may have different rates for their customers.
The move has Civil Aviation Authority approval.The use of mobile phones will be prohibited during the critical phases of
flight such as the takeoff and landing.
flying on the black Airbus A320 to use their mobile phones, but pay more for the privilege, the airline says.
The black-liveried Airbus A320 aircraft will begins its first commercial flights soon.
It will be fitted with new inflight mobile technology, enabling the safe use of phones to make and receive phone calls, text messages and send emails, during the cruise stage of flights.
The system, which will be available on the domestic A320 aircraft only, is designed so that passengers' mobile phone signals are routed through an aircraft cell site.
The service is a deal with Vodafone New Zealand and OnAir.Inflight roaming costs will apply at 80 cents per outbound text, NZ$3.50 a
minute to make a call, NZ$2 a minute to receive a call and NZ$20 a megabyte of data.
Other mobile providers may have different rates for their customers.
The move has Civil Aviation Authority approval.The use of mobile phones will be prohibited during the critical phases of
flight such as the takeoff and landing.
