I'm someone who really values inflight Wi-Fi, though even among airlines that offer it, there's huge variance in terms of pricing and quality. Generally my preference is when airlines offer a Wi-Fi plan without data caps that you have to pay for. Why? -- When airlines offer free Wi-Fi (like Emirates), it tends to be…
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What about the Jetblue approach where they have it free and have it for an hourly rate that could get really high but, is very fast.
Some 787s have unlimited data over a specific time period, so you could be lucky from Hanoi to HND...
I have a feeling there are business travelers who happily pay whatever the rate is and then expense it. If someone uses 2GB and has to pay $400, that may be better for ANA than 10 people buying a $20 unlimited pass.
I'm always surprised at how few people use wifi in business class though. I would think employers paying for those tickets would demand productivity.
I got 10 MB free in-flight wifi on my DEL-NRT-DEL flights in January. Though it is actually unlimited, as you can game the system nonstop for access. This was on 767s.
You value a lot wifi onboard but you never mention Finnair that has a good wifi that is free in business class and for frequent flyers in economy.
@ Moritz – Lucky has extensively reviewed Finnair's free WiFi on his report of his flight in business class on their A350. He's also had the same free WiFi on SAS.
People may not change their buying behaviour over this, but thousands of people have now been made aware ANA have new flights from Chicago and New York!