Articles tagged “inflight wifi”

News Blog

IDEAS: SWISS Adds Free Wi-Fi Chat on Long-Haul Flights

SWISS has announced the introduction of free Wi-Fi enabled internet for chat services on all long-haul flights, beginning in August 2023. The new facility, which will be available across all travel classes, will allow passengers to utilize chat services on smartphones, laptops and tablets for the duration of their flight and will have no upper…

Adam Stacey | 8 months ago

Airlines

Airlines Dole Out Free Wi-Fi in Exchange For Your Loyalty

Airlines are moving towards offering free Wi-Fi, but that doesn't mean they aren't trying to make money off you.

Ajay Awtaney, Skift | 9 months ago

Airlines Dole Out Free Wi-Fi in Exchange For Your Loyalty

Tourism

Middle East’s Luxury Travelers Prioritize Sustainability

Hopefully this demand from travelers will encourage more tourism businesses to adopt sustainable practices as it now makes business sense for them to do so.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Middle East’s Luxury Travelers Prioritize Sustainability

News Blog

Southwest to Start Testing Free Wifi on Flights

Free wifi on flights is a perennial issue that comes up in news every year or two. Delta has tested it on and off since 2019 and JetBlue has been providing free-if-slow wifi on its planes for a few years now. Now CNBC is reporting that Southwest will temporarily offer travelers free Wi-Fi on 40…

Rafat Ali | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Intelsat Makes $400 Million Bid for Gogo’s In-Flight Wi-Fi Service From Bankruptcy

New owner Intelsat will need to invest in Gogo's internet services. Airline customers like Delta are impatient with Gogo's capacity to meet their needs.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Intelsat Makes $400 Million Bid for Gogo’s In-Flight Wi-Fi Service From Bankruptcy

Coronavirus

Gogo in Talks to Sell Its In-Flight Wi-Fi Business

Let's hope the deal talks will go faster than Wi-Fi aboard a plane.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Gogo in Talks to Sell Its In-Flight Wi-Fi Business

Airlines

Do Airlines Overpromise With In-Flight Wi-Fi?

Travelers board an airplane and expect the Wi-Fi, which is often expensive, to work as it does at home. But it's not as good as at home, and it may never be. Should airlines do a better job of communicating that to customers?

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago

Do Airlines Overpromise With In-Flight Wi-Fi?

Airlines

Alaska Airlines Will Finally Add Speedy Wi-Fi on All of Its Big Jets

We know it takes a long time to retrofit airplanes. And we know airlines hate to remove planes from service. But we wish Alaska could work faster to add speedy Wi-Fi. Three years is a long time to wait.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 7 years ago

Alaska Airlines Will Finally Add Speedy Wi-Fi on All of Its Big Jets

Airlines

ViaSat Brings More Competition and Faster Speeds to the In-Flight Wi-Fi Market

Do you like super fast Internet the sky? You might want to thank ViaSat, which persuaded airlines they could do better.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 8 years ago