Article from BTNews 11 JULY 2016
Finnair sets wi-fi date
Long-haul wi-fi is on the way for all Finnair’s fleet of A330s following a successful introduction at the end of last year on the A350XWB, for which the airline was the lead European customer.
The company says it will now start installation on the A330s in October, with the programme scheduled to be complete by next May.
Senior vice-president for customer experience Piia Karhu said the programme would have not only internet access but “a broad offering” of inflight entertainment, shopping opportunities, real-time news content and other services in Finnair’s Nordic Sky portal.
Panasonic Avionics, which already supplies the connection for the A350 fleet, has been chosen to supply the wireless connection on the A330s using Ku-band satellite technology, which guarantees a working global network connection during a flight.
Wireless internet access is free to Business Class passengers, Finnair Plus Gold and Platinum customers and oneworld Sapphire and Emerald level customers.
Economy Class passengers can buy internet access at an hourly rate of €5 or €15 for the duration of a flight.
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