Emirates hooks up A380 planes to Wi-Fi

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4iZCsgIj8KwgWL_j2HmIOtADPOcSdlsx1sg4s6au9xMfSWPzDUBX1FkhUehLlEKA9qulSX29y-s7tyzirHWCXKMj-R4PnSEexvQSv6prFb8puKDV3aXQtqOLRhJAeEUasEEvq-tmlT7_/s1600/WIFI-on-Board-emirates-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4iZCsgIj8KwgWL_j2HmIOtADPOcSdlsx1sg4s6au9xMfSWPzDUBX1FkhUehLlEKA9qulSX29y-s7tyzirHWCXKMj-R4PnSEexvQSv6prFb8puKDV3aXQtqOLRhJAeEUasEEvq-tmlT7_/s640/WIFI-on-Board-emirates-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a name="more"></a>Middle Eastern airline <a href="http://passion4luxury.blogspot.gr/2012/08/emirates-airlines-flying-luxury.html">Emirates</a> has announced the launch of wireless internet access on board its fleet of flagship super-jumbo A380 aircraft.<br />Customers flying the massive planes, which operate between Dubai and destinations such as Paris and London, will now be able to use wifi-enabled devices on selected routes, Emirates confirmed December 12.<br />Eleven of the airline’s 19 planes have now been kitted out with the technology, with the remainder of the fleet following suit in the coming months.<br /><span id="more-46994"></span><br />Emirates, which has a total of 71 A380 aircraft on order, says that from next summer, the planes will be delivered with the technology as standard.<br />Prices start from 5.50 Euro ($7.50) for mobile devices, which will be sufficient to keep a Blackberry user connected all the way between Paris and Dubai, and 11 Euro ($15) for laptops.</div>

Emirates hooks up A380 planes to Wi-Fi

Middle Eastern airline Emirates has announced the launch of wireless internet access on board its fleet of flagship super-jumbo A380 aircra...

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