NEW DELHI: Tata Group’s NELCO, in partnership with Panasonic Avionics, on Wednesday launched in-flight wi-fi services in India, with Tata co-owned Vistara the first airline in the country to avail the facility.
“NELCO is the first Indian company to provide this service in the country, marking the beginning of a new era of wi-fi on aircraft in Indian skies,” it said in a press release.
Vistara has already signed up for aero in-flight communication (IFC) services and “is likely to be the first domestic airline company to launch these services very soon”, the NELCO press release said.
PJ Nath, MD and CEO of NELCO, said: “We foresee a great opportunity for growth in the IFC services in the country in the coming years and intend to be a leader in this market.”
Passengers will be able to access sites like Facebook and messaging service WhatsApp, as well as live-stream cricket matches, by far the most popular sport in India, though watching games may eat up a lot of data, ThePrint quotes Vistara chief strategy officer Vinod Kannan as having told reporters here Wednesday. He said pricing of the service will be decided in the coming weeks.
