Lufthansa goes online on short-haul, mid-range flights

Passengers on Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines could send emails from a height of 10,000 meters and also shop online while flying, stream videos above the cloudsand all of that with broadband quality.These are innovations about to be introduced on the two airlines. Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines will be able to go online on shorter journeys tooas they have already been able to do for some time on long haul flights like on the Nigerian routes.This great news means that passengers from Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt can connect seamlessly to the internet while traveling to any destination in Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa, said Mr Robin Sohdi, Lufthansa country manager in Nigeria.Last summer, Lufthansa received the so-called Supplemental Type Certificate for the Airbus fleet A320 from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and successfully concluded all the necessary preparation work. Now the next stage of testing on Lufthansa and Austrian routes will start, initially involving five aircraft in each case. Passengers who fly on these aircraft will be offered free Internet use during this test phase. The analysis of the user behaviour will provide the data necessary to further enhance the service ahead of its market launch.Harry Hohmeister, member of the Board of Directors of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and responsible for Hub Management, said: I am pleased that we can soon offer broadband Internet to our passengers on inner-European flights, giving them the chance to have a seamless digital experience. Since the launch of Lufthansa Flynet, it has been our goal to offer added value on board to our customers through innovationand that also includes our Internet provision.In the first quarter of 2017, the number of Lufthansa aircraft fitted out with Internet access will rise to around 20. One by one, the entire Lufthansa A320 fleet is to be equipped with the latest advanced technology by the middle of 2018.The post Lufthansa goes online on short-haul, mid-range flights appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>
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