Sun, Oct 31, 2004
Charlotte-Munich route travellers to enjoy FlyNet broadband
in-flight
Today Lufthansa will
launch its exclusive FlyNet Internet onboard service on the
airline's nonstop Charlotte (NC)-Munich route. Lufthansa launched
FlyNet on its Los Angeles (CA)-Munich route in May 2004. The Airbus
A340-300 will also contain Lufthansa's new Business Class product,
featuring lie-flat sleeper seats. Charlotte is only the second
Lufthansa US gateway (out of 16), and fourth in the world to
receive both new products.
"The FlyNet service will give Charlotte passengers the option of
getting those one or two emails out of the way - or following their
favorite sports team's result," said Thomas Winkelmann, Vice
President, the Americas for Lufthansa. "Together with our new
Business Class, those passengers will be able to sleep better, now
work better - and hopefully relax more, on board," Winkelmann
added.
The Lufthansa FlyNet
system, using a satellite connection provided by Connexion by
Boeing, permits unrestricted in-flight Internet access with a
laptop or other mobile terminal via wireless LAN (WLAN). While at
cruising altitude, Lufthansa passengers can surf the Web, send
e-mails with attachments or set up a secure data connection via a
Virtual Private Network (VPN) to their company's Intranet or mail
server.
Connexion by Boeing offers FlyNet users thirty minutes' Internet
access for US $9.95 and an additional 25 cents per minute
thereafter. The flat rate for an entire flight is US $29.95.
Passengers also gain access to the free FlyNet Internet portal,
which contains over a thousand pages of real-time news, weather,
travel and lifestyle information updated constantly via satellite.
The portal also offers shopping possibilities and Lufthansa Miles
& More information.
Charlotte became Lufthansa's 19th North American gateway on
March 26, 2004. Flight LH 429 leaves Charlotte (NC) at 1735 and
arrives in Munich at 0810 the next morning. The return flight LH
428 leaves Munich at 1110 and arrives in Charlotte at 1525 the same
day. The Airbus A340-300 features 44 seats in Business Class, and
222 seats in Economy. It departs five times per week during the
winter season.
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