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Airlines in Southeast Asia with Inflight Wifi

Airlines in Southeast Asia with Inflight Wifi
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WiFi is everywhere, from cafes to bus stops, trains to airports, it’s a service that people on the go value highly.  Unfortunately the WiFi craze hasn’t reached its fullest potential yet and we can’t wait for the day it’s included (for free) in the flights of the future. 

Though frequent fliers have made their pleas to the airlines to offer onboard internet, when the service is available it isn’t always up to par with the tech-savvy traveler’s needs…

But, now In-flight Wi-Fi is getting faster and cheaper, and is an increasingly common offering on budget and flagship airlines alike. “Sorry I missed your email – I was on a plane” is an excuse that simply doesn’t cut it anymore.

Many of Southeast Asians are already at a point with technology where we expect constant access to WiFi – even when we’re high in the sky. “Does my flight have WiFi?” is not a question we still expect to ask ourselves in this day and age. Unfortunately, airline WiFi can still feel like a luxury. It is still relatively new to Southeast Asian-based airlines. 

The good news is that many airlines are learning how much inflight WiFi affects the quality of a customer’s flying experience. But adding WiFi is just the start – as a general industry-wide push, airlines that have onboard WiFi are now trying to make it better, faster, and cheaper. Many start to offer free wifi with reasonable speed (if not very good one) for their passengers to experience onboard internet.

We've gathered list of airlines that offer free inflight wifi onboard of their planes at many thousands above sea level. 

Air Asia
Air Asia
  1. AirAsia (Malaysia)

Currently available exclusively for BIG members. Its roKKi wifi service allows passengers to use roKKi chats to send text messages over Whatsapp, WeChat and LINE.

 

Cebu Pacific
Cebu Pacific

2. Cebu Pacific Air (Philippines)

Many of its Airbus A320 have already equipped with wifi system provided by OnAir.

 

Citilink
Citilink

3. Citilink (Indonesia)

Citilink, the subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia to offer completely free wifi service onboard of its A320s starting Q2 2018.  Provider : Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa System. 

Garuda Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia

4. Garuda Indonesia (Indonesia)

Wifi is available on its  B777-300ERs and Airbus 330-200/300s planes. Provider : OnAir and Telkom Indonesia

 

 

Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines

5. Malaysia Airlines (Malaysia)

Wifi Available on its brand new Airbus A350. Provider : N/A

 

Malindo Air
Malindo Air

6. Malindo Air (Malaysia)

Available on their Boeing 737-900ER aircrafts on select flights. Provider : Panasonic Avionics (eXConnect in-flight broadband connectivity)

 

 

Nok Air

7. Nok Air (Thailand)

Nok Air offers free wifi on their Boeing 737-800s  and some Boeing 737 classic. Provider: Thaicom PLC

 

Philippines Airlines
Philippines Airlines

8.  Philippines Airlines (Philippines)

Available on Boeing 777 (only available on route London to Manila and Manila to London), A330s and  A340s. Provider : OnAir

 

Scoot
Scoot

9. Scoot (Singapore)

Available on Boeng 787- Dreamliners. Provider : GoGo

 

Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines

10. Singapore Airlines

Available on Airbus A380, 350 and Boeing 777-300ER. Provider : SITAONAIR and Panasonic

Thai Airways
Thai Airways

11. Sriwijaya Air

Now under Garuda Indonesia group, inflight wifi will be installed in its 50 planes consisting of Boeing 737-800 and 737-900.

Keterangan Gambar (© Pemilik Gambar)

11. Thai Airways

Available on Airbus A330-300, A380-800 and A350-900 (long-haul flights only).  Provider: Panasonic and SITAONAIR.

 

Vietnam Airlines
Vietnam Airlines

12. Vietnam Airlines

Available on Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350. Provider: GoGo

 

(From various source)

Akhyari Hananto

I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to More understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia. I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine. I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan" I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy Less
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