Southwest Wi-Fi Could Get Going Below 10,000 Feet
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If Southwest starts letting its passengers use Wi-Fi when the aircraft leaves the gate or soon thereafter that will amount to a lot more time online than other airlines are offering. That's more opportunity for increasing Wi-Fi fees, too.
While Wi-Fi on most U.S. airlines will remain off below 10,000 feet because of Gogo's limitations, Southwest could gain a competitive advantage and have its Row44 Wi-Fi operational throughout most of the flight.
Row44, which provides service to Southwest, uses satellite-based Wi-Fi that is capable of working on the ground.
Southwest is "optimistic" that once it gets FA
