It looks like more airlines are jumping into in-flight Internet service game. Japan Airlines is the latest to do so.
According to News On Japan:
Gogo Inc said on Monday it had agreed to provide Japan Airlines Co Ltd with in-flight Internet service on the airline's domestic fleet of 77 aircraft, marking Gogo's first significant international contract, according to the company's chief executive.
Shares of Gogo were up 10.6 percent at $17.94 in afternoon trade in New York on Monday.
The in-flight Internet provider, based in Itasca, Illinois, said the JAL service would use Gogo's satellite technology and begin operating by mid-2014.This all sounds well and good, but I wonder how much the airline is going to charge passengers for using the service.
Back in March, while flying home from Charlotte, North Carolina aboard American Airlines, in-flight Wi-Fi service was offered and very expensive. It was somewhere around $30.00 for an hour or two, as I recall. I thought this was an outrage, considering that the hotel I stayed at was somewhere around $15.00.day. I took a pass on it.
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