AIR SEYCHELLES LAUNCHES INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY
(Posted 24th October 2015)
The arrival yesterday of an Airbus A330-200, registered as S7-ADB on the local SCAA aircraft registry, also signaled the march into the latest inflight technology, connectivity to the internet.
The airline immediately launched a new marketing campaign to promote the uptake of the new service, which is available at a fee with passwords given after payment by credit card was effected, and aptly named ‘HM Connect’. Available for now only on the Airbus A330-200 named Aldabra will the facility however be expanded to other fleet aircraft in due course. The local registration of the first ever wide body aircraft in the Seychelles follows the registration of the two Airbus A320 the carrier operates while the entire fleet of Twin Otter aircraft has been registered locally for some time.
(Welcome ‘committee’ comprising from left to right the Minister for Environment Mr. Didier Dogley, the CEO of Air Seychelles Mr. Roy Kinnear, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Transport Mr. Joel Morgan and the Minister for Tourism and Culture Mr. Alain St. Ange – flanked by Air Seychelles staff)
The available options to sign into the wireless on board are
· Option 1 : 30 minutes including a 20MB cap for 5.95 $
· Option 2 : 1 hour flight including a 50MB cap for 9.95 $
· Option 3 : Full Flight (up to 12 hrs) including a 120MB cap for 21.95 $
HM Connect is currently available on the following routes
· Seychelles – Paris (vv)
· Seychelles – Johannesburg (vv)
· Seychelles – Abu Dhabi* (vv)
· Seychelles – Mauritius* (vv)
Happy landings to the new bird and while on board, stay connected with the loved ones on the ground.
