Gogo in-flight wifi survives monopoly claims after judge throws out lawsuit
Skift Take
This isn't the end of the lawsuit, and the in-flight Internet marketplace is changing as new competitors enter with satellite technology.
A federal judge in California tossed out an antitrust lawsuit against Gogo, but he gave the plaintiffs 30 days to file an amended complaint.
Plaintiff James Stewart filed a putative class action lawsuit against Gogo last year, alleging that the in-flight Internet operator shut out competitors Row44 and ViaSat through 10-year exclusive contacts with eight domestic airlines, and controls Wi-Fi access on 85% of the Internet-outfitted aircraft in the U.S.
Gogo has contracts with AirTran, Alaska, American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, United, US Airways
