Wifi on airflights? read about Bonnie’s thought about it here: #mce_temp_url#
First of all, i would like to thank Bonnie for researching these interesting news! honestly, i’ve always thought some airline would sooner or later introduce this technology on the plane. Right? Come on, think about it, its been in cruise ships already!
Introducing wifi on planes (with or without fee) i believe would fit into airlines trying to create a ‘new’ market for their current product. In new users would be referring to economy class passengers. Because like Bonnie’s referred to already, business class already offers somewhat a wifi service. And if i’m not wrong, this is called market development
However, personally, i dont think i would pay that extra fee and create a hassle for me. If any one of you guys have tried internet connection on cruise ships… they are BRUTAL! it take a good chunk of time to load a single page and not to even mention, the cost (because of the lengthy time it takes to load pages)
maybe its due to the fact that i never really mind the ‘wait’ during a flight. (depends on which airline actually now that i think about it)
i actually would rather enjoy a good couple of movies that are being shown rather than turning on my laptop and waiting for a page to load while staring at a blank screen for minutes and minutes and minutes.
But by all means, if i were to travel on a plane for business purposes and during the flight it is expected of me that i stay connected. then i would say it is reasonable to charge a $5 fee to access the internet.
Now referring to bonnie’s latest blog on how google chrome is offering free wifi for a limited time…#mce_temp_url#
it makes total sense that google and virgin would come out with something this quickly to react to less noticeable airlines’ new innovation. i think google is smart in introducing this during peak demand air travelling period. Many students are flying back to their homes and what better way to get a free ‘sample’ of people trying out the service?
all in all, i believe i would try it out first (just because probably i would want to go on facebook during the time…and write “i’m in mid air” ).. but other than that, i probably would wait until something even better to come out (which probably wont take long until it is introduced).. although we dont know what it would be…