FlyNet was introduced almost a year ago on select North Atlantic routes and is now available in the Middle East and Iran.
Currently, 43 of Lufthansa's long-range aircraft now have FlyNet and the carrier expects to equip the entire long-haul fleet by end-2012.
"We are excited to roll out our top-tier inflight Internet service in recognition of the need of our passengers to stay in constant touch," said Stefan Loecherbach, director, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain for Lufthansa German Airlines.
Loecherbach added: “Email accessibility is important, particularly for business travelers, and is appreciated by leisure travelers too. But FlyNet is a quantum leap. Our passengers can now use the entire spectrum of mobile data communication with high-speed access to the Internet throughout the aircraft, regardless of cabin class. Now, they can send and receive e-mail and even connect to their corporate intranets via Virtual Private Network (VPN). FlyNet is an actual broadband hotspot on board. That's utmost convenience and a real time-saver for most of our passengers.”
In a survey conducted at the beginning of this year by Lufthansa for early-user customers, results showed that passengers were most interested in browsing the latest news on the Internet as well as accessing social networks while inflight.
Through a hotspot, passengers have high-speed wireless access to the Internet via their laptop, smartphones or tablet PCs.
FlyNet enables business travelers the convenience to connect to their corporate servers via a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
