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Delta's Fleetwide In-Flight WiFi Keeps On Keeping On

May 8, 2009 at 9:06 AM | by | Comments (0)

Delta just made tech fiends like us very happy this month, when they announced that all 115 of their MD88 birds have been fully equipped with precious in-flight WiFi capabilities.

Delta had been starting off WiFi integration slowly, but once they got the hang of it, the airline started moving quickly with the installations; perhaps they actually read comment cards? Just look for the WiFi decal when you board the plane, and you can rest assured that life links like Twitter, Gmail, and Facebook will be just a touchpad click away, as soon as you reach cruising altitude..

So far they only have one MD90 plane hooked up, but they’re thinking that the other 15 will be completed by the end of May—yippee! Combine this with the 14 757-200s that have already been equipped, and they have connected about 40% of their pre-merger domestic fleet to the Internet—which is a pretty substantial achievement considering other carriers are probably still checking AOL mail. For the future, maybe Delta can tell us if we’ll get WiFi when we book, like on Virgin America.

As for cost of using the in-flight wireless, the airline is looking to roll out a new pricing system for the service within the next month or so. It’s going to be some sort of monthly pass that will supplement the plans currently available for laptops and mobile users.

If we were the betting type, and we are, then we’d go with about $30 per month for unlimited access; right now it’s $12.95 to connect your netbook on flights longer than three hours. Now if only they'd strike a deal with Boingo to make that monthly pass include terminal internet, but first things first, we guess.

Related Stories:
·The Latest Wings With Wi-Fi (Part X) [Delta Blog]
·Delta Doing Its Best To Meet Summer WiFi Deadline [Jaunted]
·Delta coverage [Jaunted]

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