Free Wi-Fi in Air this Holiday Season Too

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Nov 082010
 


Google has joined hands with AirTran, Delta and Virgin America to provide free Gogo Inflight Internet to their passengers throughout the holiday season.

Travelers flying on AirTran, Delta or Virgin America between November 20, 2010 and January 2, 2011 can enjoy free Wi-Fi on any of their domestic flights to check email, watch videos and surf the web from 30,000 feet above the ground.

The three airlines are said to have outfitted their entire domestic fleet (i.e. in the U.S.) with in-flight Wi-Fi.

Gogo Inflight Wi-Fi is powering the in-air Internet access.

Google expects the promotion will provide free Internet service to over 700 planes and about 15 million passengers this holiday season.

This is the second straight year that Google has provided free Wi-Fi to travelers over the holiday season. Last year, Google partnered with Virgin America and some 50 airports to provide free Internet both on the ground and in the air.

Southwest to Charge $5 for Onboard WiFi

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Oct 282010
 

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.

Buy Gogo Inflight Internet Access on Ground

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Jun 282010
 

Aircell is now letting flyers purchase a monthly subscription for its Gogo inflight Internet access service before they even get on the plane. The service may now be purchased at the Gogo web site. Previously, the service could be purchased on the flight only. To kick off the launch, Aircell […]