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Which Airlines Offer Wi-Fi?

Most of the major U.S. airlines have begun outfitting their fleet with in-flight Wi-Fi service. The majority offer the service through Gogo Inflight Internet, the main in-flight Wi-Fi provider within the United States. Southwest is the exception, having chosen Row 44 as their provider. In addition to buying in-flight access for individual flights with Gogo, frequent flyers have the option of purchasing 30-day passes and subscriptions for convenience.

In the U.S., only two airlines, Continental and JetBlue, are taking a wait-and-see approach to providing in-flight Wi-Fi. The other major airlines are busy bringing this modern convenience to their planes, and AirTran and Virgin America already equip their entire fleets with it. User responses to the technology have been positive, and frequent travelers particularly like the option to purchase subscriptions and multi-day passes for Wi-Fi use when they fly.

Many airlines offer promotional discounts on their Wi-Fi service around major travel holidays, perhaps to offset the lack of cheap flights. But you can often grab discount coupon codes for use when you sign up for in-flight Wi-Fi on gogoinflight.com. Flyer forum participants have reported simply asking for and receiving discount codes from the “Live Help” link on the site’s home page.

Signing up for in-flight Wi-Fi at Gogo allows you to buy a convenient monthly subscription or passes that are more cost-effective than buying the service for multiple individual flights. Multi-flight pass options are:

• Monthly subscription $34.95 (renews automatically)
• 30-day pass for laptop $29.95
• 30-day pass for mobile device $19.95
• 24-hour pass that can be used on multiple flights $12.95