Southwest is one of the last major US carriers to finally commit to in-flight Wi-Fi, but at least they’re doing it right. According to a recent post on the Southwest blog, the airline is going to begin outfitting its planes with Row 44 Wi-Fi starting this spring, and will have the entire fleet connected by 2012. More »
United Airlines is getting Wi-Fi…sort of. Only 13 Boeing 757s will receive Aircell’s popular Gogo service for coast-to-coast flights by November. The price will range from $US13 for laptops to $US8 for smartphones and other small Wi-Fi devices. [Chicago Tribune via CrunchGear]
Paying for Wi-Fi stings, even at 10,000 metres in the air. Luckily, we may not be paying for much longer. More »
Personal in-flight entertainment systems are getting pretty close to ubiquitous, at least on long-haul planes. According to the NYT, in-flight wi-fi will soon be just as common. Now airlines are wondering: why not just combine the two?
AirTran said they were going to be the first to get Wi-Fi on every flight, but Virgin just ninja’ed in and beat them to it.
Airlines don’t officially compete on being the most efficient at stripping away your remaining tatters of dignity. No, the new battleground is in-flight Wi-Fi. I’m somehow unsurprised the worst airline in the country is winning.
