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Does Thai AirAsia have Wi-Fi on the Airbus A321?

Email & browsingAircraft-specific answer

Yes. Thai AirAsia's Airbus A321 has Wi-Fi on board. The system on board: AirAsia WiFi (formerly ROKKI) over Inmarsat GX Aviation Ka-band; only a handful of group aircraft were equipped in the 2019 rollout, which never reached its 100%-by-2020 target.

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What you can do on board

Good for

  • Email & chat
  • Browsing

Not for

  • Video calls
  • Live streaming

The system on Thai AirAsia's Airbus A321

AirAsia WiFi (formerly ROKKI) over Inmarsat GX Aviation Ka-band; only a handful of group aircraft were equipped in the 2019 rollout, which never reached its 100%-by-2020 target

Latency: roughly 600ms and up (high orbit).

  • ·Paid plan-based passes, including a full-flight Unlimited Plan, on the few equipped aircraft
  • ·Most Thai AirAsia flights having no connectivity at all

Cost and access are Thai AirAsia's fleet-wide terms; the verdict above is specific to the Airbus A321.

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Thai AirAsia Airbus A321 Wi-Fi questions

Does Thai AirAsia have Wi-Fi on the Airbus A321?

Yes. Thai AirAsia's Airbus A321 has Wi-Fi on board. The system on board: AirAsia WiFi (formerly ROKKI) over Inmarsat GX Aviation Ka-band; only a handful of group aircraft were equipped in the 2019 rollout, which never reached its 100%-by-2020 target.

Is Thai AirAsia Wi-Fi free on the Airbus A321?

Paid plan-based passes, including a full-flight Unlimited Plan, on the few equipped aircraft, with most Thai AirAsia flights having no connectivity at all. These terms are Thai AirAsia's fleet-wide policy; the Airbus A321 follows them.

Can you make video calls on Thai AirAsia's Airbus A321?

Not reliably. Thai AirAsia's Airbus A321 runs high-orbit satellite wifi, where the lag breaks live calls even when browsing is fine.

Sources

Facts on this page come from Thai AirAsia's own publications and its connectivity provider's announcements, with aviation trade reporting used for corroboration. See the methodology.

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