The Race to Provide Wi-Fi at 30,000 Feet
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
The Race to Provide Wi-Fi at 30,000 Feet
So far, said Joe Brancatelli, publisher of the business travel Web site Joesentme.com, “there is zero proof” that a significant number of passengers are willing to pay for in-flight Wi-Fi service on domestic routes. (The Aircell service depends on land-based cellular towers and cannot be used on overseas flights.)
Well, I’d use it if it were available on flights I take. It’s about $10 for flights under three hours and $13 for flights over three hours. I’d certainly use it on longer flights and the cost would not be an obstacle on shorter flights, just the hassle of setting up the laptop in coach if that’s where I was would be the issue.
