High-speed Internet service that will soon be available for travelers to surf the Web, gain access to corporate data via VPN or send messages to friends or co-workers while cruising at 30,000 feet.

Boeing Co. on Thursday announced pricing for Connexion by Boeing ^SM high-speed Internet service that will soon enable travelers to surf the Web or send messages to friends or co-workers while cruising at 30,000 feet.

Boing Co. announced multiple pricing plans for its Connexion high-speed Internet service on Thursday. Boeing is expected to offer Connexion at both flat-rate and metered pricing. The flat rate, which would give passenger unlimited Internet access, will cost $29.95 for flights lasting longer than six hours. Flight lasting between three to six hours will cost $19.95, while access on trips under three hours would cost $14.95.

The metered price will be $9.95 for long and medium-haul flights, plus 25 cents a minute after the first 30 minutes. For short-haul flights lasting less than three hours, Connexion access will cost $7.95 for the first half-hour, plus 25 cents for every additional minute.

Commercial air passengers with standard wireless connections on their laptops or handheld devices would be able to use the new Boeing service to check e-mail, visit their favorite Internet sites or plug into their company's secure network.

The Connexion service is scheduled to take off around the end of April on several Lufthansa international flights originating from Germany.

Boeing also said Ethernet connectivity will be available at a later date, for users without Wi-Fi enabled computers.