Southwest Airlines
So yesterday, I got an email from Southwest Airlines that I thought was rather interesting:
Hello Michael!
Your flight on May 1, 2009, is currently scheduled to be on one of our Wi-Fi enabled aircraft!* That’s right…you’ll be able to check e-mail, surf the Internet, and stay connected to the world below via your personal laptop or other Wi-Fi enabled device! (As a reminder, devices that exclusively use a cellular signal won’t work with this service.) Don’t forget to power up at the gate before you board!
Southwest is currently testing Wi-Fi on four of our planes. The service will be free of charge during this evaluation period; all that we ask is that you take a few minutes to tell us what you think! Your opinion will help shape the future of this exciting product. A link to a short survey will be available on the Southwest Airlines/Yahoo! Homepage once you log in inflight.
Don’t forget that you can check in beginning 24 hours prior to scheduled departure.
And behold, this post is being made from the air!
May 1, 2009 9:25 pm
By Kane, May 2, 2009 @ 3:05 pm
Thats pretty neat!! Must be using satellite. How was the speed?!
By Melissa, May 2, 2009 @ 5:32 pm
I got to IM him for most of the flight! (I got really tired around 11 pm and fell asleep.) It got a little bumpy when they hit a rough air patch, but it was just like he was on the ground.