Good news for flyers! Govt may soon allow Wi-Fi use on flights

"There is fairly a good chance that in ten days permission will be given to operate Wi-Fi in the Indian airspace," Choubey said.

When asked whether there were any security issues in allowing Wi-Fi in flights, he said the important thing was about the "ability to track voice and data".

If necessary, agencies should have access to the details and if need be it can be tracked, he noted.

On whether calls would also be permitted, Choubey said that if data is going to be allowed, it should be possible to make calls as well. "We expect that to happen as well," he added.

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"I must compliment the present DoT Secretary... I have been chasing it for quite sometime. I am obviously saying so on the basis of what Deepak (DoT Secretary) has told me," he said.

According to him, the Cabinet's approval would not be required for the proposal.

"It (wifi facility) will be available to both Indian carriers and foreign carriers, which may be only overflying the Indian airspace," he said.

Choubey was speaking at an awards function organised by the Air Passengers Association of India (APAI).

Meanwhile, Choubey asserted that Indian airports are safe, adding that the country cannot afford to have unsafe airports when the aviation sector is growing at 22 per cent.

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