Hi-Fli Wi-Fi

For all the annoyance of being crammed into an aluminum tube at 35,000 feet with a bunch of strangers, air travel has offered one benefit: the ability to tell bosses and colleagues, “I’ll be on a flight, so you won’t be able to reach me.”

So much for that excuse.

Wireless Internet service is starting to spread among airlines in the United States — Delta and American have installed it on more than a dozen planes each, and several other carriers are planning to test it. - read on at iht.com

Oh, and it won’t be free Fi either:

On Delta, service is $9.95 for a flight of three hours or less, $12.95 for a longer flight. American-based carriers do not yet offer the service on their international flights, although Delta is exploring it.

Comments

[Flower of Life]

not sure it's worth it. unless you are on a very long flight

[Miguel Marcos]

If basic airline service were, in general good and dependable, charging this fee wouldn't be so bothersome.