A crew eSIM for pilots and cabin crew who cross many countries
Install one eSIM before the rotation instead of looking for a crew SIM card or an airport SIM card at every layover. Pick a long-validity plan that covers the regions you fly, keep your own number on your main SIM, and top up from your account when you need more.
Long-validity plans that cover more than one country
Region and global packs with 15 days or more of validity and hotspot, read live from the catalogue.
- Americas10 GB · 15 days$16.90
2 countries
- Data
- 10 GB
- Validity
- 15 days
- Hotspot
- Included
- Europe10 GB · 15 days$19.00
39 countries
- Data
- 10 GB
- Validity
- 15 days
- Hotspot
- Included
- Asia10 GB · 15 days$34.10
18 countries
- Data
- 10 GB
- Validity
- 15 days
- Hotspot
- Included
- Middle East10 GB · 15 days$36.60
10 countries
- Data
- 10 GB
- Validity
- 15 days
- Hotspot
- Included
- Global10 GB · 15 days$57.50
149 countries
- Data
- 10 GB
- Validity
- 15 days
- Hotspot
- Included
- Latin America10 GB · 15 days$57.50
14 countries
- Data
- 10 GB
- Validity
- 15 days
- Hotspot
- Included
Each card shows the cheapest plan of that pack that meets the filter. Open the pack to see every plan and the countries it covers.
Why a multi-country eSIM suits a rotation
What it does, and only what it does.
More than one country, one plan
A region or global pack covers the countries it lists under a single eSIM, so a route with several stops is not several purchases.
Validity you can plan around
Plans run for the number of days on the card, counted from the first connection abroad, not from the day you buy.
Hotspot where the plan allows it
Share the connection with a laptop or tablet in the hotel. The plan card says when hotspot is included.
Installed before you fly
The eSIM arrives by email with a one-tap install or a QR code. Do it once, on Wi-Fi, before you leave home.
Top up, do not start over
A new plan can land on the same eSIM profile, with no new QR code to install, when the next route or the next month comes round.
Your own number stays put
Your physical SIM keeps taking calls, texts and one-time passwords while the eSIM carries your data. Nothing is swapped.
Who this page is for, and what it does not claim
It is for anyone who flies for work and crosses many countries: pilots, cabin crew, engineers, ground and charter crews. ZetSIM is a travel eSIM shop. We do not check who is crew, we have no airline partnership, and there is no crew-only plan or price: everyone sees the same plans.
That is also why the plans here are ordinary ones. They are chosen because a long validity, several countries on one eSIM and hotspot suit a working pattern of many short stays.
A layover or a month of rotations
A pack covers the countries it lists for as many days as the plan runs, so it suits a roster that moves between regions. A single country plan suits a base abroad or a long stay in one place, and the country's own page lists the lengths it sells.
Plenty of crew combine the two: a region or global pack for the road, a country plan for the place they are based. Either can be topped up on the eSIM that is already on your phone.
Before you buy
Check coverage against your own routes. A pack's page lists the countries it covers; where a route needs a country the pack leaves out, buy that country's plan as well.
A phone supplied or managed by an employer may be locked, or may block eSIM installs, so ask your IT team first.
- Your phone supports eSIM and is carrier-unlocked.
- The pack's country list includes the places you fly.
- You have installed the eSIM on Wi-Fi before the first departure.
From the crew room to connected
Pick a plan before the rotation
Choose a region or global pack whose validity and data fit the trip, and check its country list against your routes.
Install the eSIM on Wi-Fi
Tap the install button in the email on the phone it is for, or scan the QR code from another screen. The profile waits until you land.
Connect when you land
Validity starts when the eSIM first connects to a network abroad. Top up from your account if you run low mid-trip.
Region pack or a plan per country?
Neither is better in general. It depends on the route.
| Region or global pack | Country plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Countries per purchase | Every country the pack lists | The one country |
| Best when | Your route crosses several countries | You spend a long stretch in one country |
| Top up the same eSIM later |
Does your phone support an eSIM?
Dial *#06# on your keypad. If the panel that opens lists an EID, your phone is eSIM-ready. It works on iPhone and Android, takes about ten seconds, and nothing leaves your device.
Not listed? Dial *#06# — if an EID number appears, your phone supports eSIM. See the full list
No EID? The phone takes a physical SIM only, and a travel eSIM will not work on it. If the EID is there but your handset came from a carrier, check it is not network-locked before you buy.
Questions before you buy
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Ask on WhatsAppNo. ZetSIM does not verify crew status and has no airline partnerships, so there is no crew-only plan or price. The plans on this page are the same ones every traveller can buy, so compare them on validity, data and the countries each pack covers rather than on who you fly for.
A region or global pack covers several countries on one eSIM. Each pack's page lists the countries it covers, so check that list against your usual routes before you buy, and add a country plan for any stop it leaves out.
Validity begins the moment the eSIM connects to a local network abroad, not when you buy it. Install at home over Wi-Fi and the profile sits dormant until you land. If a rotation starts days after you buy, that waiting time is not counted against the plan, so there is no need to leave it until the last minute.
Yes. Your physical SIM stays in the phone and keeps taking calls, texts and one-time passwords while the ZetSIM eSIM carries your data. Nothing is swapped, so your own number stays reachable on your usual SIM. Calls, texts and one-time passwords from your bank or employer carry on arriving as usual.
A travel eSIM is a separate data plan you buy in advance, which connects to a local network at your destination, with its price on the plan card. Roaming is your home carrier's service abroad, billed under your own plan's terms, so check what yours charges.
WhatsApp, FaceTime, iMessage, maps and email all run over data, so a data plan covers them. Most ZetSIM plans are data-only; if a plan includes voice minutes or texts, its plan page says so. Ordinary calls and texts stay on your normal SIM.
Only if that phone supports eSIM and is carrier-unlocked. Dial *#06# and look for an EID number to check support, then ask your IT team whether the phone is locked or restricted before you buy. A work phone that blocks new profiles cannot take a ZetSIM eSIM, so a personal phone may be the simpler choice.
Install it before the next rotation
Compare plans, check the country list against your routes, and install the eSIM at home.