Lufthansa Group will expand its internet and messaging services to SWISS pasengers travelling on short- and medium-haul routes this year.
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Eurowings have been offering their
passengers broadband internet on many short- and medium-haul flights
since 2017, but it will be the first time the service will be made available to SWISS passengers.
Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines’ passengers can now also benefit from
unlimited free messaging on aircraft which already have
internet access.
Those using the messaging service can send and receive as many messages
as they like, on their own smartphone or tablet, free of charge during a flight.
The Group's plan is to fully equip around 150 aircraft in the Airbus A220/320 family,
which are operated by Lufthansa,
Austrian Airlines and SWISS, with broadband internet.
The installation will begin at all airlines from the fourth quarter of 2024 and will take around two years.