Sept. 04, 2025
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Southwest Airways will launch free Wi-Fi beginning in October
One other main U.S. airline is leaping on the free Wi-Fi bandwagon. Southwest Airways on Thursday introduced it can make its inflight web free to prospects beginning subsequent month.
The one requirement? You will have to be a Fast Rewards loyalty member.
Southwest will finish its charges for inflight connectivity beginning Oct. 24.
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The Dallas-based service unveiled its complimentary web shift as a part of a partnership with T-Cell (although flyers will not have to be a T-Cell wi-fi buyer to achieve free entry to the service).
Southwest joins a rising checklist of main U.S. airways which have both already shifted to free on-board connectivity or introduced plans to take action.
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In truth, with Southwest’s announcement Thursday, every of the six largest U.S. carriers have now both began deploying free Wi-Fi service throughout their fleets or mentioned that complimentary web is coming quickly.
“That is a part of our ongoing dedication to raise the cabin expertise, with free WiFi being simply one of many many enhancements prospects will see within the months forward,” Tony Roach, Southwest government vp and chief buyer and model officer, mentioned in a press release asserting the information.
Southwest’s shift to free Wi-Fi wasn’t completely surprising. For one week final month, the service trialed free service to check whether or not its on-board bandwidth may assist extra prospects connecting their gadgets.
The airline at present affords Wi-Fi at a flat (and pretty inexpensive) $8 per flight. Nonetheless, making it complimentary will definitely be welcome information for frequent Southwest flyers — particularly on the heels of the airline’s transfer to finish free checked luggage earlier this 12 months.
Southwest’s Wi-Fi announcement got here on the identical day that competitor JetBlue revealed plans to improve its longstanding free service by means of a brand new partnership with Amazon’s Challenge Kuiper.
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