Reliance Jio partners with 22 foreign airlines for inflight internet connectivity

On 22 flights on international routes, Reliance Jio has begun offering mobile services, with plans starting at Rs 499 (US$ 6.76) per day.

The company's airlines partner includes Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Euro Wings, Lufthansa, Malindo Air, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, and Alitalia.

This has made Jio the second Indian telecommunications firm to provide in-flight services. Tata group subsidiary Nelco has started to provide Vistara airlines on the London route with in-flight mobile services.

Three international roaming packs priced at Rs 499 (US$ 6.76), Rs 699 (US$ 9.48) and Rs 999 (US$ 13.54) with one-day validity for international travellers from India were announced by the company.

While all plans provide 100 minutes of outgoing voice calls and 100 SMS, 250 megabytes (MB) of mobile data is provided by the Rs 499 (US$ 6.76) plan, Rs 699 (US$ 9.48) provides 500 MB and 1 GB of data is provided by the Rs 999 (US$ 13.54) plan.

According to information available on the Jio website, none of the plans will allow for incoming calls, though incoming SMS is secure.

According to the details on the website, first-time users of in-flight mobile services would need to enable plans on the Jio network, and international roaming services will not operate on the Jio Phone and Jio Wi-Fi systems.

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