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Mile high WiFi at last!
It's finally happening. There will be WiFi on commercial flights!Virgin America and AirTran have already begun equipping their fleets WiFi systems, and intend to have all their planes hooked up by the end of the summer. Bigger, still, Delta Airlines and American Airlines are planning to roll out their plans this year and next.
Oh mile high WiFi, where have you been?
According to the LA Times:
"After a three-year hiatus, airlines are bringing back wireless Internet service on planes, allowing business travelers to check their e-mails, browse the Web and log into their corporate networks while in flight. There hasn't been in-flight Internet access since Boeing Co. killed a very expensive, multibillion-dollar project to wire planes all over the world with a satellite-based system."
Boeing, you're going on my "Naughty" list.
Is there a catch? Yes. There will be fees. The LA Times says "The fee will be $12.95 for flights longer than three hours and $9.95 for those that are less. Hand-held device users will be charged $7.95 regardless of the flight's length."
Apparently, American Airlines will have a $5.95 special for red-eyes -- a red light special, if you will.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Barkin May 15th 2009 6:23PM
Is this a joke?
AA and Delta rolled this out months ago.
It's not news until the LA Times writes about it?
Trevor Price May 15th 2009 6:34PM
Um, I've used WiFi on a Delta flight already. The bad part is it sucked, super slow.
TroyG May 16th 2009 1:18AM
Um, Gadling? You're a blog - your news should be up-to-date. Just talking about the demise of Connexion by Boeing in 2009? A tish dated, me thinks. Heck, this is updated weekly on Delta's corporate blog!
If I may offer a suggestion, please keep to the travel topics you do fantastically, and perhaps partner with another site that can handle the IFE aspects of flying (Runway Girl comes to mind).