Bharti Airtel has introduced 22 in-flight roaming plans that will allow users to stay connected during flights, with tariffs starting from Rs 195.
Customers can now enjoy high-speed browsing, talk to people on the ground and enjoy a host of other activities while thousands of feet above the ground, Airtel said.
The inflight service comes by default with roaming packs priced at Rs 2,997 for prepaid and Rs 3,999 for postpaid customers.
Both postpaid and prepaid customers need to pay Rs 195 for 250 MB data, 100 minutes outgoing calls, 100 outgoing SMSes with a validity of 24 hours.
For Rs 295, customers will get 500 MB data, 100 minutes outgoing calls, 100 outgoing SMSes with 24-hour validity; and for Rs 595, Airtel’s users will get 1 GB data, 100 minutes outgoing calls, 100 outgoing SMSes with 24-hour validity.
Airtel said it has tied up with Aeromobile to enable the best in-flight connectivity across 19 airlines flying across different international sectors.
Amit Tripathi — director — customer experience and marketing, Bharti Airtel, said: “Airtel has been at the forefront of providing seamless mobile connectivity to customers across the country. Today, we are thrilled to bring the same service on board a flight through our in-flight roaming packs that will allow customers to enjoy high-speed internet and seamless voice calling that will help them stay connected with their loved ones while on a flight.”