Emirates Airline company now offers free Wi-Fi

Emirates now offers free Wi-Fi on 106 of its aircraft, with two to three more aircraft being installed with Wi-Fi connectivity every month. 

 

According to ngrguardiannews, Emirates continues to invest over $20 million yearly on installing and operating inflight connectivity systems which enable onboard Wi-Fi services.

On Emirates’ ultra long-haul flights (over 14 hours), over 30 per cent of passengers typically use Wi-Fi services, and on a recent flight to New York, 66 per cent of passengers used onboard Wi-Fi.

Currently, Wi-Fi service is available on all of Emirates’ 59 Airbus A380 aircraft and 47 of its Boeing 777 aircraft.

On over 60 per cent of the installed fleet, the first 10MB data is free, sufficient for an update on social media accounts or texting via instant messaging apps.

Thereafter, and for the rest of the fleet, users can enjoy 500MB of data for a token.

By giving either free access or charging a token amount since last October, Emirates has seen a near fivefold increase in usage and after updating the service in early February with a simpler sign-on process on top of other software updates, Emirates has seen a further 25 per cent increase in uptake.