Airtel ‘World Pass’ Pack To Enable IR Services For Travel In 184 Countries

Airtel on Tuesday launched its ‘World Pass’ pack which will enable its subscribers travel to 184 countries around the globe without worrying about their International Roaming (IR) needs.

India’s second largest telco had different IR packs for different countries prior to the launch of ‘World Pass’. But with this launch, Airtel subscribers can be assured of their roaming needs even if they are enroute at an airport or travelling to two or more countries.

Airtel says that it has launched the pack on the back of extensive customer research conducted by the company which showed that many customers find International Roaming packs in general confusing across the whole global Telco industry. “As a result, many are not connected when they want to be. Or they seek complex alternatives of temporary connections abroad,” Airtel said in a statement.

The ‘Airtel World Pass’ data pack starts at Rs 649 for single day validity with unlimited data (500MB high speed) and 100-minute calling (local/India) for both postpaid and prepaid options. But the range goes up to Rs 14,999 with unlimited data (15GB high speed) and 3,000-minute calling with 365-day validity (postpaid).

In a statement, Shashwat Sharma, Director Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel said, “With Airtel World pass, we have set a new standard in the global telecom industry. I am certain our customers will benefit hugely from it as they travel the world, keeping their phones switched on, no matter where they are. As a matter of fact, our new plans offer significantly better value than travel or local sims in most countries.”