In-flight data services may soon take off on Air Vistara

Soon, you will be able to stay connected with your near and dear even when 30,000 ffleet in the airspace over the country.

Air Vistara could be the first domestic airline to launch data services that will allow passengers to use their smartphones and even make calls when in air through calling apps like WhatsApp.

in March, the Department of Telecom (DoT) gave some airlines spectrum to start data services. Vistara has tied-up with Nelco for providing the service.

Vistara is a joint venture between the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, while Nelco is also part of the Tata group, offering solutions in the areas of very small aperture terminal (VSAT, satellite) connectivity, Satcom projects and integrated security and surveillance solutions.