The central government on Monday permitted airlines operating in India to provide in-flight wi-fi services to passengers, according to an official notification.
IMAGE: Vistara took delivery of its first wide-body aircraft, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, in New Delhi on February 28, 2020. Vistara CEO Leslie Thng told reporters that it would be the first plane in India to provide in-flight wi-fi services. Photograph: ANI Photo.
"The pilot-in-command may permit the access of internet services by passengers on board an aircraft in flight, through wi-fi on board, when laptop, smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, e-reader or a point of sale device is used in flight mode or airplane mode," the notification stated.
While taking the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft at Everett on last Friday, Vistara CEO Leslie Thng had told reporters that it would be the first plane in India to provide in-flight wi-fi services.
