Surfing In The Sky

Indians can soon upload a selfie on social media mid-air using Wi-Fi on flights, but will have to shell out big bucks for internet connectivity

- Manu Balachandran

WITH THE TELECOM

Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in January giving its nod to inflight voice and data connectivity, domestic and international fliers within the country’s airspace will soon be able to make calls and browse the internet.

India’s existing laws did not allow access to the internet while aboard an aircraft.

Several Indian airlines are now expected to follow their global counterparts and offer services like Wi-Fi on flights.

At present, Emirates, Qatar Airways, JetBlue Airways and Turkish Airlines and others provide internet services on international routes.