08.03.2026
Inflight Connectivity Takes Flight On Singapore Airlines
Work, play, surf, chat online or watch live TV on board
Singapore Airlines flights. Since 7 March 2005, Singapore
Airlines’ passengers can stay truly connected, 35,000
feet in the air, as colleagues, friends and loved ones are
literally a mouse click away.
Singapore Airlines is proud to be the first airline in
the region to introduce Connexion by Boeing, an inflight
broadband service that provides passengers with real-time,
high-speed and secure Internet connectivity inflight. With
this service, passengers with a wireless-enabled laptop
can send and receive emails, connect real-time with their
corporate virtual private network to stay connected as if
they are on the ground.
Besides providing broadband connectivity service, Singapore
Airlines’ customers will be the first to view live
TV onboard an international flight. Four channels of live
TV, featuring top international news providers, will be
available for viewing via passengers’ laptops from
June 2005. In later phases, live TV will be available in
every seat, enabling passengers to cheer along with spectators
in stadiums as sports channels are added to the menu.
During the first two weeks following the launch, Singapore
Airlines is offering a special rate to passengers who sign
up for the Internet Flight Plan for flights exceeding 6
hours. During the promotion period, customers will receive
a US$10 discount from the usual rate of US$29.95.
A free text chat assistance service, manned by experienced
customer care representatives from Connexion By Boeing,
is also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should passengers
have any queries about the service whilst inflight. Through
the live text chat service, passengers also have the freedom
to switch between the two price plans even after signing
onto the service, should they find it more economical to
do so.
Users may choose to register online for the service whilst
inflight on www.connexionbyboeing.com. In addition, passengers
with SingNet Business Class Roaming or StarHub Wireless
BroadBand accounts can login using their assigned roaming
user IDs and passwords. Their Connexion by Boeing usage
charges will then be reflected in their monthly SingNet
or StarHub bills.
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