Vodafone Portugal Offers In-Flight Phone Calls

Vodafone Portugal has started making its mobile communications services available on board TAP (Air Portugal) aircrafts, following the signature of a roaming agreement with the operator OnAir. Initially, the service is available on a TAP aircraft (Airbus A319) connecting Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Madeira and the Azores with several European cities.

The Vodafone communications available on board include voice, SMS, GPRS data and MMS.

Vodafone Portugal's mobile communications services have been available on board an Air France aircraft since December 2007 (SMS, GPRS data and MMS) and March 2008 (voice calls).

On-board mobile services are expected to be extended progressively to cover more aircraft and other airlines.

Posted to the site on 2nd July 2008