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Proving your loyalty to stay connected: this is the credo that is generally in vogue in the airline industry. Indeed, many airlines are making free in-flight Wi-Fi access a condition of membership of their frequent flyer programme. Air Canada is also joining the movement. The Canadian company has just formalised a partnership with Bell, which will enable it to...

In-flight connectivity has become a key feature in attracting and retaining business customers, and is now a standard feature on all major airlines. So much so that the differentiating criterion is no longer "wi-fi or not wi-fi?", but rather "what speed, on what flights, in what cabins, and at what price? A series of...

The news was particularly eagerly awaited by business travellers on the WestJet network: before the end of the year, the Canadian airline will be offering free in-flight WiFi. However, this is subject to joining the carrier's frequent flyer programme, along the lines of other airlines. This connectivity will be made possible by a partnership signed with Telus, the...

By the end of 2024, the Lufthansa group will be equipping its short- and medium-haul Airbus aircraft with internet connectivity. Passengers travelling on European routes will thus be able to use Wi-Fi on board. The plan is to equip all aircraft in the Airbus A220/320 family (A220, A319, A320ceo, A320neo, A321ceo, A321neo) operated by Lufthansa...

No more excuses for not replying to an employee's WhatsApp message on a flight from Munich to London... From next January, Lufthansa will be offering its passengers a free messaging service on its European network. This offer also includes sending photos. "Lufthansa will offer unlimited free messaging on its flights...

Free Wi-Fi has found a new emulator in air transport. Since 1 November, Malaysia Airlines has been offering this service to all passengers on 20 wide-body aircraft. The service will then be gradually rolled out on certain narrow-body aircraft. This is the second stage of a free Wi-Fi service. In...

In just a few months, JetBlue has already made a name for itself on a busy transatlantic route. Its secret is no longer so secret for French travellers: the New York-based airline has breathed new life into the Paris-New York route, offering a unique service....

Long seen as a relatively elitist option, particularly for targeting business travellers, in-flight connectivity has been democratised over the years. In recent months, the trend has even accelerated, with a number of airlines using it as a growth lever for their frequent flyer programmes by making free Wi-Fi conditional on passengers signing up....

Swiss has therefore decided to capitalise on a trend that benefits business travellers. The airline will be offering its passengers in-flight Wi-Fi from 2 August. And unlike other carriers who have also adopted a "generous" stance towards their connected customers -...

SIA's impressive profits - 1.6 billion US dollars in 2022 on record turnover of 13.15 billion dollars - are prompting the airline to be more generous with its passengers. From 1 July, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be offering passengers in all classes of travel free wi-fi access...

In-flight connectivity as a selling point to boost loyalty programmes? This is the credo being adopted by a growing number of carriers. Etihad has now taken the plunge, following in the footsteps of Turkish Airlines a few days earlier. From now on, it will be possible to communicate free of charge in-flight via the...

Singapore Airlines' Business Class is getting a new lease of life when it comes to connectivity. The airline announced on 1 February that it was opening up free and unlimited access to passengers travelling in Busines Class. This also applies to PPS Club members. Until now, the connectivity offered to these passengers was limited to 100 MB....

"At work, at home and everywhere in between, connectivity is essential to everyday life, and a trip on Delta should be no different": this is the credo of Ed Bastian, CEO of the American company, speaking at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. An ambition...

Seven of Aegean's aircraft are now equipped with an in-flight Wi-Fi service provided by Deutsche Telekom and Display Interactive, as announced by the airline on Wednesday. Aegean has launched a plan to modernise its Airbus fleet, which is due to be completed in 2025, by which time all Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft...

It's a service that business travellers are sure to appreciate. Since 22 April, the first Boeing 737-800s operated by the Dutch airline KLM have been offering an internet service via wi-fi. This technology will equip a number of aircraft in the Boeing 737 fleet. This is a new stage in aircraft connectivity. It is the...

Like the airlines, for whom the famous passenger experience is based on an ergonomic, content-rich entertainment system - particularly on the long-haul network - trains are also taking the connected travel route. The latest partnership between Ouigo and Moment is a case in point. The rail company has chosen...

The race for in-flight Wi-Fi, which has been underway for several years now, has yet to choose a winner. But American Airlines has just won a milestone victory, claiming the title of the world's most connected airline. "American Airlines now offers its customers access to high-speed satellite Wi-Fi and...

In partnership with Air France, aircraft equipment manufacturer Latécoère will be presenting a medium-haul cabin equipped with LiFi (Light Fidelity) technology at the Paris Air Show. This technology offers multimedia data exchange speeds 100 times faster than those currently offered by WiFi, and requires less wiring, which has a definite impact on weight...

Since Monday 13 May, business travellers boarding a Delta flight in the United States have had the chance to be offered a free in-flight wi-fi connection. The American airline is in fact launching an experimental phase, but the way in which it is being set up does not really allow customers to take advantage...

Wi-Fi is coming to the Franco-Spanish rail network. On 9 January, Renfe-SNCF made official a new connectivity service, available free of charge on board international trains. "Two connection services authorised by Renfe and SNCF are being used to take advantage of this wi-fi service, through Play Renfe, on the Lyon-Barcelona and Marseille-Barcelona-Madrid routes,...