GO introduces in-flight service

Antoine Borg

Dec 17th 2009, 09:16

@David Calleja,

If it is true that mobile phones can damage/interfere with an aircraft's operations, then terrorists would be able to hijack a plane by threatening to switch on their phones. Since we are allowed to take phones into the aircraft, it therefore follows that the statement the airlines give us is false.

Mobile phones are barred on aircraft because when travelling at that speed, the phone signal would be carried by multiple base stations during a single call - potentially across borders and that causes billing problems for the companies. They are the ones who invented this crackpot theory of affecting in-flight navigation to scare people. Now that there is a base station on the aircraft, they know how to bill for you usage and so they let us do so.

Ivan Scicluna

Dec 16th 2009, 19:55

@ Joseph Calleja - I wouldn't worry too much about it - with these rates I don't think we're going to hear too much chatting going on, and Bill Gates doesn't fly to Malta every day!

Pamela Hansen

Dec 16th 2009, 19:28

I wholeheartedly agree with Joseph Calleja.

david calleja

Dec 16th 2009, 18:55

ermmm... i'm not a very technical person...but what's happened to the ""please ensure ALL mobiles are switched off during the flight - they might interfer with the aircraft's operations'' ???
is it now safe to use the mobile phone ??... as long as the airline gets it's ''share''???

Joseph Calleja

Dec 16th 2009, 17:25

I love the new technology and sometimes mobile phones are a great invention, but do you really want to be sitting near someone in the seat next to you using a cell phone? It's annoying enough having to listen to somebody's conversation, on a bus or in a restaurant, can you imagine how much worse it can be on an airplane? I think the airlines should have a mobile phone free section, like the no smoking section? Don't forget a person has to speak loud to overcome the noise of the airplane. I am all for allowing text messaging but voice conversations should be kept inside the terminal. Can't wait for the results!

John Borg

Dec 16th 2009, 17:18

Can Go actually publices the tarrifs for such a service? Only last weekend, on a Ryanair flight from Pisa to Malta, this service was offered by Ryanair, but wait for the sting to this service.. No rates are given, but as soon as one turns on one's mobile, I recieve an sms from Go (my service provider) explaining that if I choose to use "On Air" (Ryanairs service provider) the tarrifs are as follows: Incoming or outgoing calls within EU @ €4.00 per minute and outgoing sms @ €1.00 each. Incoming sms's are free of charge. Quite a hefty charge if you ask me!

David Stephen Ganado

Dec 16th 2009, 13:01

Salvatore Morgan - It doesnt depend on Go. It is up to the individual Airline to install the necessary equipment, so AirMalta first need to assess if the service would be cost effective.

salvatore morgan

Dec 16th 2009, 10:57

Will this be available to our national airline? It can only be befiiting that a local company also extends this service to our only national airline.