Better In-Flight Wi-Fi Is Here, But What Are Your Odds for Getting It?

If you won Powerball billions, you may be planning lots of travel right now. You’ll probably want to be on-line during your flight, to share the journey with friends and family. The rest of the population can take comfort that they were not struck by lightning while swimming with white elephants. Which is good. Right? Whether you're a brand new billionaire or only as rich as you were yesterday, we have good news for you! Odds are now 36% (or better) that you will find decent Wi-Fi on your next flight to just about anywhere. So says Routehappy’s latest State of In-Flight WiFi Survey. For comparison, Routehappy reported odds of only 24% last year. So progress! Flyers in the U.S. have even better odds of finding in-flight Wi-Fi at 71%—a marked improvement over last year’s 66% odds. In fact, the top three airlines world-wide offering Wi-Fi are U.S. Carriers. Your odds improve significantly if you fly Delta, which offers Wi-Fi on most of its available seat miles (ASMs). U