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What are Airtel In-Flight Roaming Packs and How to Get Them

These fin-flight roaming packs provide internet, SMS, and apps such as WhatsApp to facilitate communication. Check out details

Published By: Deepti Ratnam | Published: Sep 29, 2024, 02:57 PM (IST)

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Airtel’s In-Flight Roaming Packs are special services that allow customers to use their gadgets in flying planes. These packs enable you to use your mobile services such as data, SMS, and voice in some carrying AeroSpace connectivity.

What Do Airtel In-Flight Roaming Packs Offer?

These fin-flight roaming packs provide internet, SMS, and apps such as WhatsApp to facilitate communication. As for VoIP services (that includes WhatsApp calls), they definitely may not work on every flight, but regular text messaging and application usage stay functional. During some flights, voice calling is also possible, but it depends on the airline’s in-flight communication system.

These packs are also restricted in terms of the amount of data available to be used by the users during the flight. This is important because you don’t want the data to finish while you are on a flight. However, these caps should still allow the packs to justify their light browsing, messaging, and remaining connected through social media.

Pricing and Availability

A list of the Airtel in-flight roaming packs is available depending on the duration of the flight and the country being visited. Each pack generally lasts for 24 hours, so it would be valid for short domestic flights or long international flights. These packs offer fairly reasonable rates, which allows travelers to use these in-flight connectivity services cheaper than many other similar services.

Activating an Airtel In-Flight Roaming Pack is simple:

  1. Open the Airtel Thanks app or dial 121 to check what packs are available.
  2. Choose and start using the pack before you board your plane.
  3. Once on a plane, turn the phone to airplane mode, turn on Wi-Fi, and connect the airline’s network to use the service.