Beijing: China Eastern Airlines will become the first domestic carrier in China to provide a 3G WiFi service on selected long-haul international flights. China Eastern Airlines will launch the offer on November 12.
The offer will apply initially to flights from Shanghai to New York, Los Angeles and Toronto served by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are fitted with satellite communication devices," Zhang Chi, deputy director of the airline's business development office, was quoted as saying by Shanghai Daily yesterday.
However, over the course of a three-month trial, the service will be provided on international flights to Vancouver and San Francisco, and also on selected domestic flights to and from Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Chengdu and Chongqing, Zhang said.
The service will be limited to 50 passengers per flight.
Anyone with a valid booking number for a flight within the trial period should visit the China Eastern website to register for an access code, which will be provided on a first come, first served basis.
"The first 50 people to apply will be sent a code via short message or e-mail," Zhang said, adding that during the trial the service will be free, but charges will apply in the future.
"We will review network flows during the test run to work out price plans. In the future, we might offer a range of services, with different bandwidths and Internet speeds, and charge accordingly," he said.
The user quota is also subject to review following the test run, he said.
While people with access codes will have full access to the Internet, those without will still be able to browse a limited number of websites, including the carrier's own, Zhang said.
The offer will apply initially to flights from Shanghai to New York, Los Angeles and Toronto served by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are fitted with satellite communication devices," Zhang Chi, deputy director of the airline's business development office, was quoted as saying by Shanghai Daily yesterday.
However, over the course of a three-month trial, the service will be provided on international flights to Vancouver and San Francisco, and also on selected domestic flights to and from Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Chengdu and Chongqing, Zhang said.
Anyone with a valid booking number for a flight within the trial period should visit the China Eastern website to register for an access code, which will be provided on a first come, first served basis.
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"We will review network flows during the test run to work out price plans. In the future, we might offer a range of services, with different bandwidths and Internet speeds, and charge accordingly," he said.
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While people with access codes will have full access to the Internet, those without will still be able to browse a limited number of websites, including the carrier's own, Zhang said.
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