Today’s announcement that Southwest has a new marketing relationship with a rideshare company was no surprise. As rideshare services have become an ever-larger part of the travel landscape, such tie-ups have proliferated. It won’t be long before every airline and hotel loyalty program has a rideshare company on its roster of points-earning partners.
Southwest Promises Three Times More Bandwidth for Inflight Wi-Fi
27.07.2023 - 18:25 / smartertravel.com / Tim Winship
Tired of slow inflight Wi-Fi, or worse, no Wi-Fi at all? Southwest has you covered. Or will have you covered, when its newly announced upgrade program is in place.
By the end of next year, all 700-plus Southwest aircraft will feature onboard Wi-Fi. That’s not the case today, as the carrier’s B737-300 Classic planes lack inflight connectivity. Those aircraft are scheduled to be phased out by mid-2017, to be replaced by the latest-generation B737-8 (MAX) jets.
Related:10 Best and Worst Airports in America (2016 Edition)Southwest promises not only more Wi-Fi but better Wi-Fi as well. “Customers will be able to browse the Internet at increased speeds as a result of an expected bandwidth increase of at least three times more than what they currently experience, with an additional expected bandwidth increase in mid-2018. Connectivity speeds are expected to increase, and Southwest plans to develop relationships with content providers to bring even more exclusive content to its Customers while on flights.”
Pricing will remain the same as it is today, with Internet access available for $8 a day.
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