Passengers flying on Delta Air Lines will soon be able to connect to a free Wi-Fi service on most flights, beginning in February, the company said on Jan. 5.
CEO Ed Bastian announced the move at the CES technology trade show, noting that the decision to provide the free service was prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, when most flights ground to a halt.
“It’s always struck me that when we fly, we fly to connect,” Bastian told The Associated Press. “But when we’re in the sky, we disconnect.”
According to Bastian, over 500 planes will offer the free service as of Feb. 1 and more than 700 planes with the airline will have the high-speed, satellite-based broadband service from T-Mobile by the end of the year. This will be followed by an expansion of free Wi-Fi to international and Delta Connection flights by the end of 2024….