Bell is teaming up with Air Canada to offer free messaging for all Aeroplan members worldwide on Wi-Fi-equipped airplanes across the air carrier's fleet. An Air Canada flight departing for Calgary takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
MONTREAL – Bell is teaming up with Air Canada to offer free messaging for all Aeroplan members worldwide on Wi-Fi-equipped airplanes across the airline’s fleet.
The telecommunications giant will be Air Canada’s sponsor of inflight Wi-Fi services starting May 15.
The partnership will allow passengers to send and receive messages on apps such as Apple’s iMessage, Meta’s WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, Rakuten’s Viber and Messages by Google.
Those services operate over Wi-Fi, enabling travellers with any capable device to connect regardless of their mobile carrier.
Bell says it’s also offering international travellers arriving in Canada complimentary mobile SIM cards on select flights, allowing them to walk off the plane and be connected.
The companies say the deal will also benefit Aeroplan customers through the offering of new promotional rewards and expand Air Canada’s Live TV service on flights to the U.S., starting later this summer.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2023.
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