Airfi Indonesia Inflight Entertainment Systems Now Operational on Sriwijaya Airlines Aircraft
AirFi wireless IFE is now operational on three Sriwijaya Airlines routes and will soon be flying on a total of 50 aircraft operated by Sriwijaya
Air and subsidiary NAM Air based in Jakarta.
Airfi is based in Holland and provides inflight entertainment (IFE) systems on aircraft at no cost to the airline. Airfi systems deliver IFE on the passengers’ own smartphone, tablet or laptop screens via wifi inside the aircraft. The IFE on offer is comparable to that currently found on long haul and more expensive regional and domestic flights and includes Hollywood blockbusters, the usual TV comedy shows and documentaries etc.
Indonesia is forecast by IATA to be the fourth fastest- growing market in the world over the next 20 years with the Asia- Pacific region at large expected to see an extra 2.1bn annual passengers by 2036. AirFi now has three fully resourced bases serving the region: AirFi Development Hub in Banglaore, India, AirFi Indonesia in Jakarta and a regional partner HQ in Singapore. The regional teams will be highly focused on driving up new digital ancillary revenues for our client base that AirFi wireless streaming and Connected Crew payment technologies can enable.
“I’m thrilled to announce the signing of our first two AirFi Indonesia client airlines,” said Satish Mahtani, AirFi Indonesia Managing Director. “Sriwijaya Airlines is Indonesia’s third largest airline, operating an all- Boeing 737 fleet of 40 aircraft. NAM Air is the feeder airline subsidiary of Sriwijaya Airlines, operating a fleet of ten Boeing 757 and five ATR turboprops. We have just gone live on three routes with Sriwijaya Airlines and both Sriwijaya Airlines and NAM Air are now gearing up to launch the passengercentric AirFi wireless IFE streaming platform and crew- centric Connected Crew onboard retailing EPOS system on all aircraft” he said.
The Netherlands headquartered group has also announced the formation of another landmark regional partner agreement, with a major Singapore-based ground-handler and in-flight caterer serving Changi Airport.
“I’m again extremely proud to announce another landmark regional partner agreement. Mirroring our strategy in the Middle East and North Africa, we can now rapidly scale up our presence and capability across Asia- Pacific – which IATA forecast will see the biggest increase in passenger numbers over the next 20 years. Together with the successes at AirFi Indonesia, we have a really strong foundation to help more regional clients transform their onboard crew and passenger experiences.” commented Job Heimerikx,
AirFi CEO.
Indonesia Expat is proud to be in partnership with Airfi Indonesia to provide content for its IFE systems that is relevant to Indonesia and to those visiting Indonesia.