Free Wi-Fi at seven airports across the country.
Servio began operating this Thursday afternoon in the departure lounges of airports in Recife, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and São Paulo; check here how it works.
247 - Infraero and Tim are now offering free internet access at seven airports in Brazil. The service started operating on Thursday afternoon (5), in the departure lounges of the airports in Recife, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro (Galeão and Santos Dumont), Belo Horizonte (Pampulha) and São Paulo (Guarulhos and Congonhas).
The service is offered by the operator Tim, which participated in a public consultation held by the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company (Infraero) in 2011. Linktel and Net are also expected to offer the service, but without a defined date yet – according to Infraero, the operators are awaiting technical adjustments. In exchange for free internet access, the three companies will be able to place advertisements in the boarding areas and on the service's authentication pages.
How works
The passenger connects to the Infraero signal in the boarding area, where they will have access to the service page by opening the browser on their mobile device.
For your first access, you will fill out a registration form with your email and password. This information will be used for future access, when you will need to enter your boarding pass number on the website.
Internet access is only available in airport departure lounges. After check-in, look for the “INFRAERO free Wi-Fi” sign and fill out a registration form with basic information (name, surname, ID and passport number).
For future access, login will be done via an email address and a six-digit password created by the user, which must be accompanied by a security question. Finally, the passenger must provide their boarding pass number, which is printed on their ticket.
According to Infraero, access is unlimited and remains valid for connecting passengers, according to Tim. A user departing from Rio de Janeiro bound for Porto Alegre with a connection in Congonhas will be able to browse the internet while waiting for their next flight, using the same access they had at the first airport.
Infraero explains that, during the first seven days of operation, the agency will conduct an assisted operation so that passengers can evaluate the internet service. According to Tim, the limit on the number of simultaneous accesses will depend on each airport, according to the size of the boarding area. In Guarulhos, 500 passengers will be able to access the internet simultaneously. In Congonhas, the limit is 600 people.
Infraero expects to provide free internet access at all airports related to the 2014 World Cup. According to Tim, the other airports that should receive the service (Brasília, Campinas, Confins, Curitiba, Cuiabá, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre and Salvador) do not yet have a launch date.