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Wi-Fi usage at Boston's Logan Airport jumps 412% after going free
If there ever was an arguement for the positive effects of free airport Wi-Fi, this is it. The Massachusetts Port Authority Board says the number of passengers using its free wireless service to access the Internet at Boston's Logan International Airport jumped by 412% last year. More than 1.4 million sessions were logged on its Wi-Fi network in 2010, compared with just over 349,300 in 2009.That represents more than half of the more than 2.2 million sessions since Wi-Fi was first available at the airport in June 2004.
The free system was unveiled in January 2010 and is supported by advertising that users must view before accessing the Internet.
Having benefitted from Logan's free Wi-Fi on numerous occassions, we can only hope that this is a movement other airports consider.
The arguement from a traveler's perspective is simple - free Wi-Fi is available almost everywhere else ... so why should we pay for it at airports? Anything that makes our air travel experience more pleasurable is something we'll continue to champion.
[Flickr via Gurretto]
Filed under: Airports, Internet Tools
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Caitlin Feb 8th 2011 1:28PM
Just a question, but how is this getting paid for? Is it increased fees that passengers are paying to the airlines and the airlines are paying back to the airport? No such thing as a free lunch, I'm guessing the cost just got hidden.
Chroma Feb 8th 2011 1:52PM
"supported by advertising that users must view before accessing the Internet."
Richard Feb 8th 2011 2:04PM
The demand for a free product is infinite.
Caitlin Feb 8th 2011 2:25PM
@Chroma I saw that, I just doubt that covers all of the costs.