Even as the mini-crusade about relaxing mobile ad digital device usage on airline flight continues, the deployment of Wi-Fi on U.S. domestic routes is increasing, waiting for a broader consumer adoption. Gogo, the main in-flight Wi-Fi provider in U.S., is doing its IPO to raise more cash to expand and indeed even survive as an early player in the market.
- Flyers can count on Wi-Fi on 38% of domestic US flights, covering 44% of flight time.
- Delta, Southwest and US Airways (in that order) have the most flights with Wi-Fi.
- Virgin America and AirTran have 100% of their fleets Wi-Fi-enabled.
- By route, flights from LAX to SFO and JFK have the most Wi-Fi, with Atlanta-Orlando the third most connected US route.
- International Wi-Fi is becoming a reality. 38 daily international flights from the US have Wi-Fi. A further 241 have a chance of Wi-Fi or cellular roaming.
- In economy, 100% of Virgin America flights and all United p.s. flights with Wi-Fi have power.
Most American Airlines flights with Wi-Fi also have power (515 out of 541 Wi-Fi equipped 200 flights). - By aircraft type, flyers can be most certain that they’ll have Wi-Fi when flying on the MD-90, A321 and even DC-9 planes from the 1970s.
- SkyTeam has the most US flights with Wi-Fi, but oneworld will catch up soon.
The full report from RouteHappy, with some great information nuggets, embedded below:
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