In December 2024, Air Canada made an exciting passenger experience announcement, embracing a trend that we’re increasingly seeing among airlines. There’s an exciting update, as this change is live as of today.
Continue reading: Air Canada’s Fast, Free Wi-Fi, Live On North America & Sun Routes
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
It's sucks because even if you are in paid business class, on an international flight it's NOT free even for texts.
You have to have an Aeroplan # on your boarding pass.
Flew YUL-FLL yesterday on AC 737 max and the wifi was actually quite good ! My wife had forgotten her AUX earbuds so she took mine to connect to the ICE. I watched YouTube (nonstop Dan & Noel Phillips) the entire flight!
The wifi did start to lag though towards the end as the Montreal VS Washington hockey game started and probably half the flight was watching. Just from my seat I could see 3 people watching. But even for live TV apart from the occasional lag , speeds kept up!
The requirement to be crediting your flight to Aeroplan is sneaky.
A bit of a lipstick on a pig situation given how bad AC is, but at least something positive.