Southwest Airlines today announced that it’d charge $5 for inflight WiFi access irrespective of the device or flight length.
To offer the WiFi service, Southwest has partnered with technology provider Row 44 and began testing WiFi on four aircraft in 2009.
Southwest now has 32 WiFi-enabled planes in its fleet. Continue reading »
Major travel web sites including Expedia Inc., Kayak.com, Sabre Holdings and Farelogix Inc. have come together to block Google’s proposed acquisition of ITA Software. These travel sites have formed a coalition called FairSearch.org to persuade the Justice Department to block Google’s latest deal. Here’s an excerpt from the Wall Street […]
Low-fare airline Virgin America officially launched its new nonstop service to Orlando International Airport (MCO) from both Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) today. Although the airline’s Orlando service started on October 6, 2010, the official celebration of the service is scheduled for today. Virgin […]