Some time ago, I reported to you about certain airlines allowing passengers to use mobile services during takeoff and landing. Well, frequent fliers are going to love this one!
One airline is going even further than that. Southwest Airlines is the first major U.S. airline to provide gate-to-gate WiFi Internet service. Southwest is using different satellite technology from their competitors. Most of the others use Gogo, which only powers in-flight WiFi. But that might be changing. Gogo is upgrading Internet speed and adding talking and texting features.? Southwest uses technological services from a satellite WiFi company called Row 44.
From what I know about this, I doubt other airlines will follow this lead anytime soon. I know Gogo is trying to up the ante with their services. What I don’t know is whether it will contribute to gate-to-gate WiFi service. Back on Oct. 31, the FAA relaxed laws, making it doable for for your smart whatever to be used anytime during flight, including takeoff and landing. Plus, every airport I’ve flown in and had layovers in have had their own WiFi. So Southwest’s gate to gate service may or may not be necessary. Is Southwest’s gate to gate WiFi a good idea?