Virgin Atlantic offers in-flight mobile service. Annoyed yet?

by Rachel Sang-hee Han

If you forget ask your mom to water your plants next time you take a trip, not to worry. Now, you can call her from the plane.

That's the case, at least, for travelers flying Virgin Atlantic between London and New York.

The airline has launched mobile phone service for Vodafone and O2 network customers flying across the pond on its new Airbus A330 and refurbished Boeing 747 aircraft.

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Other airlines have introduced in-flight mobile phone service, with varying levels of success. Some customers on Air France and Emirates have enjoyed the service, though Qantas and Lufthansa abandoned the idea after passenger complaints. Virgin is the first British airline to offer in-flight phone service.

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