Cebu to install onAir for inflight internet access

Cebu Pacific is to provide OnAir internet service to passengers on its Airbus A330 fleet starting in 2013. The airline also has the option to install Wi-Fi on its fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, for short haul flights, in the next phase. Once Internet OnAir is in service, Cebu Pacific passengers will be able to access the internet during flights and make calls using Voice Over IP applications, using their Wi-Fi enabled personal electronic devices, such as Android phones and tablets, iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, and laptops. Cebu Pacific’s A330 fleet is scheduled to have Wi-Fi installed mid-next year, in time for the airline’s initial deployment of long haul services. CEB’s A330 fleet, planned for introduction in the third quarter of 2013, will allow Cebu Pacific to provide direct, non-stop flights to regions within the aircraft’s 11-hour flying range including the Middle East, Australia, parts of Europe and the U.S.. Manila-based Cebu Pacific will be the first long-haul, low cost carrier in South East Asia to provide inflight internet access. “Cebu Pacific has a highly social community of over 600,000 likes on Facebook and over 380,000 Twitter followers. We are very happy to provide our guests with the convenience of online connectivity while in-flight. CEB can now engage passengers through innovative web-based solutions that will further enhance their flying experience with us,” said Candice Iyog, CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution. Notice: ASIA Travel Tips.com will have full DAILY coverage from Farnborough 2012, with in-depth interviews, still photography, as well as some HD video footage of many of the aircraft interiors (including a Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner) and of the different Flight Displays! Don't miss our coverage, subscribe (free) below.