Green light to in-flight calling

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Green light to in-flight calling

21 Jun. 2007

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the use of GSM-based cellular phones on Airbus fleet. Officials of Airbus claim that passengers will be able to make and receive calls, send and receive e-mails and short messages during the flight.

European consumers will be the first to be able to use the technology with Air France, Ryanair, British low-cost BMI and Portugal's TAP, says The New York Times. It is believed that the average price will be about $2.50 per minute for calls and about $0.50 per SMS message.