Only four weeks after its launch on the Munich – Los Angeles route, Lufthansa FlyNet…
Only four weeks after its launch on the Munich – Los Angeles route, Lufthansa FlyNet is now also available on routes to Asia. On Monday 21 June, flight LH 714 from Munich to Tokyo will mark the beginning of a new Internet era for passengers travelling to Asia. Over the coming weeks and months, FlyNet will be offered on further routes from Munich.
Through the partnership with Connexion by Boeing, Lufthansa passengers can surf the World Wide Web, send and receive e-mails with attachments or set up a secure data connection to their company’s Intranet or mail server via a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Wireless LAN (WLAN) allows easy and convenient inflight connectivity.
The response from passengers has been entirely positive. Matthias Krage, Managing Director of the Munich-based net-n-net agency says: “Lufthansa’s new system is incredibly practical because it saves a terrific amount of time.” On the twelve-hour flight to Los Angeles, he communicates with his staff by e-mail and visits the websites for which his company is responsible. Michael H. Weisman, MD, of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles uses the VPN connection to communicate via e-mail with his office. “It is an excellent opportunity for me to get my work done. In fact, that is why I flew this airline today.
The FlyNet portal, which was developed and is operated by Tomorrow Focus AG, can be used free of charge. It contains more than 1,000 pages of constantly updated news, the latest stock market reports and weather and travel information in German and English. Passengers can therefore rest assured that they will be kept up-to-date, for example, on the latest results of the UEFA European Championships.
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