Cathay Pacific Now Offers High Speed Wi-Fi On 100% Of Its Fleet

Free WiFi is one of the areas that many top Asian carriers lag on.

Certainly ought to be free for business class passengers at least. Having connectivity on a plane is a real game changer.

Which is why I love EVA’s 30-minute free trial for all passengers, irrespective of cabin. On a recent Taiwan trip, this proved to be a lifesaver, especially as my previous flight on Starlux’s A330neo had no working Wi-Fi whatsoever, and my family was on the verge of calling the airline for my whereabouts!

That said, CX is missing a trick by not offering free messaging for all, and charging $4 for it. CX is a class-leading airline in all other aspects, certainly at the back of the bus, with entertainment that other East Asian airlines like ANA, EVA and JAL simply cannot think of competing with. Free messaging for all is a big missing piece of its jigsaw puzzle, especially as SQ is so far ahead, providing free Wi-Fi in all cabins.

Just imagine you're connected to the internet on VT-CIE.

On the serious note, your family was on the verge of calling the airline for your whereabouts?

Are they stuck in the 60s? Or you're just imagining they know the CEO or the call hold time is 0 minutes and they get a competent person on the line.

Or they're just too cheap to pay for your UM or few dollars for wifi?

Now this is your cue to trash talk KE and their lack of wifi.

VT-CIE? What’s that got to do with anything? But I echo your other comment - surely their family knew what flight they’d be on and would be able to otherwise track it…? I always tell my loved ones whether I expect to have wifi or not but that it’s never a guarantee. Puzzling comment.

I just flew HKG-TPE on a CX 777 with the regional business class, and I was surprised it did not have WiFi. This was last Friday.