New Delhi: Getting Wi-Fi connectivity while flying in India remains a pipe dream for travellers - whether domestic or international.
Indian carriers say offering the service is too expensive for them and none of them have Internet-on-board.
Apart from this, not all the big international airlines, which have Wi-Fi on board, are able to provide it in Indian airspace due to stringent rules of having a local server.
For instance, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has Wi-Fi on its Boeing 777s and the Airbus A-380s. While the B-777s have Internet in Indian airspace, it has to be switched off in its A-380s. SIA's internet service provider said this is the result of Indian "regulatory constraints" as local rules require "all satellite operators to establish a communication satellite gateway in India".
"Inmarsat, our satellite connectivity partner, is engaged in the building of such a gateway," Cecilia Odello from SITAONAIR told TOI.
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Indian carriers say offering the service is too expensive for them and none of them have Internet-on-board.
Apart from this, not all the big international airlines, which have Wi-Fi on board, are able to provide it in Indian airspace due to stringent rules of having a local server.
For instance, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has Wi-Fi on its Boeing 777s and the Airbus A-380s. While the B-777s have Internet in Indian airspace, it has to be switched off in its A-380s. SIA's internet service provider said this is the result of Indian "regulatory constraints" as local rules require "all satellite operators to establish a communication satellite gateway in India".
"Inmarsat, our satellite connectivity partner, is engaged in the building of such a gateway," Cecilia Odello from SITAONAIR told TOI.
To Read the News in Full 04/08/16 ETCIO.com
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