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Firefly Launches Mobile Booking Application

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One development that I love to see here in Malaysia is, more online services were developed for mobile phones. Financial institutions and airlines are among the leading companies that exploring the mobile segment that grows tremendously over the years.

If MAS, Firefly’s parent company has come out with Flymas.mobi as well as iPhone app, Firefly has recently launched their own mobile booking application, which based on Java and able to run on all Java enabled phone. The same application for iPhone and Blackberry are in development. This application will allow the registered users to book flight or retrieved the flight information right from the mobile phone.

To download this application, you have to first to go through registration process which includes giving all personal and payment details. Link to download the application will be SMS to your phone to download and install the application. Head to registration page to get started.

Admin 2 February 2010 mobile app and web, socialize & media , , , , No Comments

MAS’s FlyMas.mobi Also Available As iPhone App

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Barely a month after MAS introduced flymas.mobi, a mobile optimized website for flight booking, check-in and inquiry purposes, an iPhone app with similar features is now available at Apple App Store beginning 11-Jan-09.

The app has exactly the same feel, and interface as the website version, except that you’ll be greeted with a beautiful lady dressed in MAS’s formal outfit.

By the time I have this app installed in my iPhone, it was sitting at the top 3 rank of iPhone ‘s top free application list. It may have dropped few ranks by  now, common for newly released apps.

If you use iPhone and frequently visit flymas.mobi, the app should provide greater experience in terms of speedy download rate, as it will only download data, without graphic and user interface.

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Admin 18 January 2010 mobile app and web , , , No Comments

Fly with FlayMas.mobi

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Flymas.mobi is a mobile optimized website created by MAS to facilitate accessing, booking and providing flight related inquiries to its customer via mobile phones. With the increasing number of users accessing websites through mobile phone, and the numerous smart phones available on the market, this is one step forward by Mas to tap the market from these users.

Just type Flymas.mobi to access the website from your mobile phone or computer’s web browser. The homepage is clean with each menu arranged neatly downward. I have tested running Flymas.mobi in iPhone and Blackberry web browser which produces consistent looks. There is a tiny link at the bottom left of the screen that allows you to choose for language.

You can do almost everything that you can from MAS main web page with Flymas.mobi such as booking flights, check in, check flight status and etc. Booking the ticket of your choice for instance, only needs 5 steps to be completed. But please be aware that rebook or change flight dates service is not available via Flymas.mobi.

Only credit card is accepted as the payment method, which is pretty much a standard thing nowadays. Booking confirmation,  ticket, receipt (itinerary) will be sent via sms and email. Before you try on the service, I strongly advice you to read the FAQ and Privacy page.

Book Flight

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Check Booking
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Check-In
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Flight Status
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Time Table
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Luggage Tracer
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Admin 18 December 2009 Internet , , , , 2 Comments

Now, Digi flies with MAS

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I’m sure this is good news for Digi users who can now making a phone call at above 36,000 feet!! Yeap, you read it correctly 36k feet above the sea level.

This is barely 4 months after Maxis partnering with Mas and Aeromobile to offer the first service of its kind here in Malaysia. Apparently Digi is using the same partners as well , Mas and Aeromobile and the service are on selected flight only.

What are the rates? Since this is very special case, do not expect similar charge when you’re on ground. For more info, head to promo pages.

a) Direct dial outgoing call to M’sia: RM15.00 / min
b) *111* outgoing call to M’sia: RM15.00 / min
c) Receiving calls: RM15.00 / min
d) Outgoing SMS: RM0.99 / SMS (Postpaid) and RM1.00 / SMS Prepaid)
e) Receiving SMS: Free
f) GPRS Roaming: RM100 / MB

p/s: Just make sure that you’re not turning on your phone before given a green light from cabin crew . Otherwise, that could be probably your last call/sms.

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Calling from 25,000 feet on MAS plane

mas Calling from 25,000 feet on MAS plane

Kent German of CNET have blogged from 25,000 feet before, but right here, you’ll be able to use cellphone & Blackberry from the same height!!

MAS had just released in-flight cellphone and blackberry services on selected route to oversees. Not too exciting for me personally, since I’m expecting it’d be something like this. No internet, but only cellphone service (call and texting SMS) as well as Blackberry service are available.

To achieve this, MAS’s boeing 777 plane is equipped with Aeromobile’s Inmarsat’s Swift64 satellite system, which is capable of offering GPRS and Blackberry services. As a starter, this is only available on selected routes to Europe, Australia, and across Asia including China and Japan.

MAS is the first airline in Asia to have such service on-board. Glad to know it, but I do wish the system is not digging deep into MAS’s pocket which could effect its earning. Ironically though, AeroMobile is a joint venture project between ARINC and Telenor, which, as we all know is DIGI’s parent company.

The certification from Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) should clear your doubt about safety level of this tool.

But who really need to make a phone call or connect to internet during a flight?? If you’re ultra buzy or super geek, I bet you’ll need that, just like you’re in need of food.

Billing does not come with a small dime though. You’ll be charged with roaming rate according to your service provider. Do your own math before doing a phone call, and see if it’s worthy.

While the internet service is not available on MAS plane, CNET post above stated that the charges is based on the distance.

Not forgetting to mention that, the Virgin Americas plane have the Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi service to provide WIFI, but no cellphone service is being offered on the plane due to some regulations.

I still prefer internet than cellphone service. You can still communicate via internet with messenger and Skype. And internet offers more than just communication!!

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Admin 27 November 2008 Promotion , , 1 Comment
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