Soon, you should be able to update your Facebook status or your Twitter feed, or chat on Whatsapp or browse the internet, when on flights in and over India. 

In what is an absolutely fantastic development, there is likely to be favourable news about the use of Wifi on board aircraft inside Indian Airspace. "We will soon, within 10 days, be allowed to wifi on board on aircraft flying in and out of the country," said RN Choubey, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, yesterday. 

Let's take a look at some of the history around this aspect, and how things are expected to change.