SWISS's Boeing 777-300ERs to offer Internet in all 3 classes

SWISS, which will take delivery of the first of 9 Boeing 777-300ERs Jan 29, has unveiled details on its Internet connectivity in all 3 cabin classes. The new aircraft will offer a roaming inflight phoning option for a one-year trial period. Passengers can choose of 3 data packages for its inflight Internet option. A 20 MB SWISS Connect data package costs CHF9 (US$8.80), a 50 MB package costs CHF 19 and the 120 MB package is offered for CHF39. First-class customers can use a 50 MB SWISS Connect data package free of charge. The airline is further considering whether to extend this inflight Internet connectivity to its Airbus A330 and A340 long-haul fleet. The airline also started a one-year trial period where inflight passengers can make phone calls and send SMS text messages and data via roaming. <br/>