Air France to Have Inflight Cell Phone Usage Soon

AIR France will take delivery early next year of the first Airbus aircraft line fitted with OnAir equipment enabling the use of mobile phones onboard.

The company will receive the single-aisle Airbus A318 with the OnAir system pre-installed and conduct a six-month commercial trial using the new service.

The passenger trials will take place on short-haul flights within Europe as well as to and from North African destinations, and will help Air France to consider every impact the new service may have on the cabin environment and the travel experience.

The OnAir service will allow Air France travellers to use their global system for mobile communications (GSM) mobile phones and general packet radio service (GPRS)-enabled devices to make and receive voice calls, or to send and receive short message service (SMS) messages or e-mail during the flight without harmful interference to the aircraft navigation system.

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