WiFi on Alaska Airlines Flights

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If they roll this out Alaska Airlines will have a 100,000+ mile a year flyer for life. I have a lot of Seattle pride. I love living there and I love almost everything about the city. Alaska Airlines’ big hub is in Seattle so most of the nice airport features revolve around Alaska flyers. Unfortunately I fly a lot of international so I’ve always been a Star Alliance guy (United/US Airways) but I feel bad I can’t support Alaska.

So Alaska Airlines, if you get wi-fi on your planes you will have one additional customer and you’ll help me with my Seattle sweep.

[tags]Alaska Airlines, Travel, Personal[/tags]

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  • http://www.brockett.net Kurt Brockett

    I’m with you on this 100%. I automatically go back to Alaska from Southwest for my OAK-SEA flights. That’s at least 8 times a year.

  • http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog Scott Barnes

    Amen…

    Think of all the $$ Alaska Airlines would make from Microsoft alone on this one.. feed the geeks and they will come…

    It would also make for the flights from LAX to Seattle more barrable other than falling asleep drooling on some of your fellow Americans.

    -
    Scott Barnes
    RIA Evangelist
    Microsoft.

  • http://www.inscrie.com alexandru

    I thought internet on the planes is common in USA. Why they didn’t do it before?
    Is is somehow difficult from a technical point of view?
    Or it wasn’t a necessity for passengers?
    Any thoughts?

  • Hal Shiels

    INTERNET has not been permitted in any commercial aircraft, anywhere in the world, for fear that the radio transmissions (typically 2.4 GHz) required to link users to the web would cause interference with the plane’s navigation and flight control equipment. While most studies have concluded there is no risk, it’s difficult to convince authorities who are anxious to always demonstrate “due diligence”, especially where lawsuits from a single crash can bankrupt a major airline. This year (2008) will see limited trials in American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Quantas, Lufthansa, and (of course) Alaska Airlines. Alaska Air is hoping to have all 114 aircraft equipped and operating with WiFi Internet by end-2009. FAA approval to commence trials in US aircraft is expected but has not yet been received.