Essential Guide To List Of Airlines Offering In-flight Wi-Fi

November 22, 2017

When it comes to the in-flight Wi-Fi facility, airlines do take a lot of efforts and try to offer the best to their customers. Most of them are improving their plane’s internet speeds so that they can satisfy passengers to fullest.

Most of the internet services on planes is just so good that you can easily manage your stuff like email, text messages, and Instagram. But if you are thinking of watching videos and downloading files, then you might are thinking over.

Here we are discussing the in-flight Wi-Fi facility available at the planes of different airlines:

Plus their Wi-Fi provider and rates or price linked to its usage.

AMERICAN AIRLINES: (Major US Based Airline):

Wi-Fi Facility: YES

Wi-Fi Provider: Gogo

Rates:

For Domestic Flights:

All day pass – $16 +tax

Monthly Plan – $49.95 +tax

For International Flights:

2 hours – $12

4 hours – $17

Full flight – $19

UNITED AIRLINES: (Major US Based Airline):

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Gogo

Rates:

Prices remain varying depending on the flight and your route.

DELTA AIRLINES: (Major US Based Airline):

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Gogo

Rates:

For Domestic Day Pass – $16.00
For Global Day Pass – $28.00
For Domestic Monthly Pass – $49.95
For Domestic Annual Pass – $599.99

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS: (Flag Carrier of Hong Kong)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Rates:

For flights of 6 hours or less: Price is USD12.95
For flights above 6 hours: Rate is USD19.95
One hour continuous use on all flights: Rate is USD9.95

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES: (Domestic US Airline)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Row 44

Rates:

The price for one day is $8 per device.

ALASKA AIRLINE: (US Based Airline)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Gogo

Rates:

Passengers can buy 24 hours of continuous Wi-Fi access at $16 with Gogo.
Another option is to buy a bundle of six passes for 45 minutes of continuous Wi-Fi access at $36.
Generally, Gogo is available for $49.95 per month based on length of flight and device used.

AIR INDIA: (Flag Carrier Airline of India)

Wi-Fi Facility:

JETBLUE AIRLINES: (American Low-cost Carrier)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Fly-Fi & LiveTV

Rates:

You can enjoy the basic version of free Fly-Fi Plus at $9/hour streaming

VIRGIN ATLANTIC: (British Airline)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Aeromobile

Rates:

For Messaging pass – £2.99/$3.99
40 MB – £4.99/$5.99
150 MB – £14.99/$21.99

SINGAPORE AIRLINE: (Flag Carrier of the Republic of Singapore)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

OnAir or Panasonic

Rates:

Depends on time or MB usage, the price may vary.
It also depend on the Wi-Fi service provider and aircraft type of your flight

VIRGIN AMERICA: (United States-based Airline)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Gogo

Rates:

The rates depend upon the flight length:

Less than 2 hours: $4.99
For 2-3 hours: $7.99
For 3-4 hours: $9.99
For 4-5 hours: $13.99
Less than 5 hours: $17.99

AER LINGUS: (Flag Carrier Airline of Ireland)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Panasonic Avionics, AeroMobile & Deutsche Telekom

Rates:

For Buisness class, the service is totally free.
Aer Social Data limit 50MB $7.95
Aer Surf Data Limit 120MB $15.95
Aer Max Data Limit 270MB $32.95

AIR CANADA: (Flag Carrier of Canada)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Gogo

Rates:

1 Hour Pass – $6.50 CAD
1 Way Pass – $12.00 CAD
Monthly Plan – $65.95 CAD/month

JAPAN AIRLINES: (Flag Carrier Airline of Japan)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

T-Mobile

Rates:

1 hour – $10.15
3 hours – $14.40
24 hours – $18.80

KLM: (Flag Carrier Airline of the Netherlands)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Panasonic Avionics

Rates:

EUR 10.95 ($14.18)/hour
EUR 19.95 ($25.84)/full flight

LUFTHANSA: (Largest German Airline)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Flynet

Rates:

1 hour – 9€, $10, 3000 miles
4 hours – 14€, $15.50, 4500 miles
24 hours – 17€, $19, 5500 miles

QANTAS: (Australia’s Largest Airline)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

ViaSat

Rates:

FREE

THAI AIRWAYS: (Flag Carrier Airline of Thailand)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Panasonic Avioanics and Sitaonair

Rates:

10MB – $4.99
20MB – $8.99
30MB – $12.99
100MB – $34.99

QATAR AIRWAYS: (Flag Carrier of Qatar)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

OnAir

Rates:

The Wi-Fi service is totally free for the first 15 minutes.
For 1 hour: 1 – $5
For 2 to 4 hours: $10
For Full flight: $20

The prices of the Wi-Fi service mainly depend on the passenger’s international roaming charges.

EMIRATES: (Dubai Based Airline)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

OnAir

Rates:

First 20 MB is totally free.

For Non-Skywards Members: $9.99 (Up to 150MB), $15.99 (Up to 500MB)

For Skywards Members:

Unlimited Free – First Class/Buisness Class
Unlimited Free – Gold/Platinum Economy Class
Up to 150MB for $4.99 – Silver Economy Class
Up to 500MB for $7.99 – Silver Economy Class
Up to 150MB for $6.99 – Blue Economy Class
Up to 500MB for $10.99 – Blue Economy Class

ETIHAD: (Flag Carrier of UAE)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Wi-Fly

Rates:

For 24 hour pass – $24.95
For 1 hour pass – $13.95
Totally Free for Diamond First Class Passengers

AIR CHINA: (China’s Fourth Largest Domestic Airline)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

GX Aviation

Rates:

Free (but not allowed on smartphones).

AIR FRANCE:

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Orange & Gogo (will soon install)

Rates:

Installations begin late 2017

TURKISH AIRLINES: (National Flag Carrier Airline of Turkey)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Panasonic Avionics

Rates:

1 hour – $9.99
24 hours – $14.99
Free for business travelers during an introductory period

BRITISH AIRWAYS: (Second Largest Airline in UK)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

T-Mobile, OnAir

Rates:

£8 for 1 hour
£15 for 24 hours
OnAir: Only offered through Club World London City services

EVA AIR: (Taiwanese International Airline)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Sky Wi-Fi provided by Deutsche Telekom

Rates:

1 hour – $11.95
3 hours – $16.95
24 hours – $21.95

FINNAIR: (Largest Airline of Finland)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Nordic Sky

Rates:

Free for business class
1 hour – $7.25
Duration of flight – $21.80

GARUDA INDONESIA: (National Airline of Indonesia)

Wi-Fi Facility:

YES

Wi-Fi Provider:

Telekom Indonesia, OnAir

Rates:

1 hour – $11.95
3 hours – $16.95
24 hours – $21.95

AIRLINES OFFERING FREE WI-FI SERVICE:

There are few airlines which also offer free Wi-Fi onboard to the passengers in some of their flights. These airlines include:

Emirates (Dubai based airline)
Qatar Airways (Flag carrier of Qatar)
JetBlue Airways (US based airline)
Norwegian (Europe’s third largest low-cost carrier)
Turkish Airlines (National Airline of Turkey)
Air China (China’s national carrier)
China Eastern (Shanghai-based Airline)
Nok Air (Thailand based airline)
Qantas (Australian Airline)

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