Time To Pull Out Your Wallets For Airline Wi-Fi

Are you one of those people that has a Blackberrys, iPhone, lap top or other electronic device connected to your hand at all times? Being fully connected with the internet has become the norm, and if one does not have access for more than one hour at a time… we (yes, WE) all go crazy!!!!! Knowing this craziness, airlines are now testing Wi-Fi availability on their planes. Various U.S. airlines have been testing this phenomenom for about a year now, however all others are now scrambling to get on board with this. Initially this is going to be free, however once all the kinks are ironed out you can expect this to be hitting your pocket book. According to MSNBC, “Alaska Airlines is asking those who use the free test service to take a survey, which includes a question about how much they’d be willing to pay. A Southwest Airlines spokesperson says the airline will start testing fee structures once technical testing is complete, perhaps this summer.” So how much would you be willing to pay to have non stop access to the internet? I think the Leadpile crew would be willing to pay a little extra for the convenience, however let’s see what the airlines try to make us pay.

Mari, LeadPile would be willing to pay a fee, but this should be free. Can you imagine the first airline that introduces it. You can assure they will have a full plane on board.
We travel back and forth and we’ve all seen many and plenty empty seats. This would be a hit for airlines to fill in those empty seats. It will be more profitable than actually charging.
You can be sure I would fly with the airline that provides this service. Especially if it’s free!
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