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American Airlines this week has added WiFi web connectivity to most of its domestic flights, joining fellow carriers Delta, Southwest, and JetBlue. Virgin America says it will be fitting its planes for WiFi by this July.
For years there was a great resistance to in-flight WiFi by the FAA because there were concerns that WiFi signals would cause interference with radar and guidance systems. American says the service will be available after planes reach 10,000 feet in order to eliminate any possibility of communications interference between the cockpit and air traffic control. At the same time, airlines have been seeking to offer this service because it's an extra revenue stream that they expect many passengers will be willing to pay for. A number of carriers have been testing the service over the last couple of years, and in the last few months deployment has begun in earnest.
American says the service will cost laptop users $12.95 on flights longer than three hours, and $9.95 on shorter ones. Travelers using handheld devices, such as smartphones and PDAs, will pay $7.95 no matter the length of the flight.
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