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Take That Southwest: AirTran To Offer Free WiFi From Boston in August

July 20, 2009 at 9:14 AM | by | Comments (0)

For those who haven’t been taking notes, Southwest Airlines is set to take off from Logan Airport in Boston starting halfway through August. Hopefully their low cost model will help lower flight prices out of Beantown; it has already brought some freebies to flyers thanks to a little friendly competition.

AirTran knows the stakes are high, so they are offering free WiFi aboard all their flights that travel between BOS and BWI—one of Southwest’s main routes. The free in-flight WiFi will be available for the whole month of August, in hopes that travelers will choose their WiFi planes over the other guys.

A spokesperson for the airline indicated that the free WiFi promotion was to celebrate their successful installation of the service across the fleet. However, he also noted that they were doing it to stick out in the competitive business traveler market. Once the promo is over, prices will go back to their $5.95 and $12.95 for short and long haul routes, respectively.

Meanwhile, Southwest still only has WiFi on just a few planes and the routes vary from day to day. So if you're a business traveler or politico out of Boston who needs internet access in-flight, then you'll probably want to stick with AirTran anyways.

Related Stories:
·AirTran Offers Free WiFi Promotion [Boston Globe]
·AirTran Now Has Fleet-Wide WiFi But Watch Your Manners [Jaunted]
·In-Flight WiFi coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: James Willamor]

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