Wi-fi while you fly: Internet access on planes
October 5th, 2011
The usage of Wi-Fi on a plane ride will go down when passengers have to pay for it, but being able to get online while flying passes the time like nothing else.
Some people feel that it’ll bring out the worst in some passengers. For example, what if someone starts looking at porn on board? Obviously you wouldn’t want your kids to see or hear that. The airline should always be able to control website access.
Let’s say that you’re trying to sleep on a flight, and someone near you is talking on Skype (for those that don’t know, this is an internet phone service).This/tag helps explain it more. People will always be rude, but again, it shouldn’t be your responsibility to have to quiet them down. The airline staff should let them know when they are being annoying to other passengers. Maybe they should have sections where people can talk on Wi-Fi phones and other sections where they cant.
More people seem to be for Wi-Fi on a flight than against it. Many folks feel like they are cut off from the world if they get disconnected from being online because of a long flight. Besides, they don’t absolutely have to get on the phone. They could send messages from GMail or Facebook instead.
The fact that business men and women can get a lot of work done while in the air is probably the most important use of Wi-Fi on planes. If they don’t have to rush and play catch up on their work once the flight has ended, the grinding passenger would be more than willing to pay for the service. It would be a benefit to
non-business passengers as well, since being able to pay bills or attend a class while flying is the ultimate way to use time wisely.