Royal Jordanian to Offer OnAir Mobile Phone and Internet Services

Royal Jordanian will be the first airline in the Middle East to provide its passengers with OnAir's inflight Internet and mobile phone services, including email, SMS and voice calls.

The airline's A320 Family will be installed with a standalone GSM/GPRS (global system for mobile/general packet radio service) system in 2008 and the A340 Family will be installed with the GSM/GPRS/Internet service in 2009.

Mobile OnAir will allow unlimited text messages and emails to be sent, and will allow up to 11 simultaneous voice calls.  A central feature of the service is the crew's ability to turn it off at any time, or switch it to 'silent' - text and email only - mode, enabling the airline to customize the services to its passengers' preferences.  For example, airlines could turn off the voice element, or even the whole service, during quiet times.

The airline's OnAir service will be available on routes in the Middle East and Europe. 11-24-2007.

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