From Paris to MunichFree and even unlimited Wi-Fi is gaining ground in European airports. However, access to the wireless network remains limited in many hubs, and can be particularly costly for business travellers who are often dependent on this connectivity. The travel comparison specialist has therefore taken a closer look at the problem, publishing its European guide to airport Wi-Fi on 16 September. France comes out on top in this comparison, thanks to the recent launch of free, unlimited Wi-Fi by Aéroports de Paris. The airports of Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly, as well as Lyon and Nice, are among the 24 airports in France that have free Wi-Fi. European airports offering both free and unlimited access. Conversely, the study points out that leading airports for business travellers such as Berlin Tegel and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen do not offer free Wi-Fi to their travellers. "London Heathrow, even though it is Europe's busiest airport, offers only 45 minutes of free connection before becoming a pay-as-you-go airport at €3.74 (£3) per hour," adds the study. The Iberian Peninsula is also terra incognita for free and unlimited connectivity, with the airports of Alicante, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Madrid, Malaga, Palma and Tenerife limiting free access to 15 minutes... "Access to Wi-Fi in airports is becoming increasingly important for travellers," says Jonathan Sepulchre, Market Manager for France at Skyscanner. "It can be very frustrating for passengers wishing to check their emails or download a film for their flight to find that access to Wi-Fi is subject to excessive charges. We hope that this guide will help them to find out in advance what the conditions are for accessing Wi-Fi in airports, but also that it will encourage airports to offer a more generous range of Wi-Fi services," notes Jonathan Sepulchre.
