If I recall correctly, American was the first U.S. carrier to start offering inflight Wi-Fi, but the service was only available on 767-200s flying on certain routes from JFK. Today the airline announced that it will be expanding the service to its MD-80 and 737-800 fleets, and 150 MD-80s will have the equipment installed by the end of the year.
The pricing has changed a bit as well. It’s still $12.95 for flights over three hours and $9.95 for shorter flights, but users wishing to access the internet with their smartphones will only have to pay $7.95, no matter what the duration of the flight.
As I’ve written earlier, this is one of my favorite ways for an airline to seek out additional revenue, as a new service that provides value is added, compared to things like bag fees, when something that was free is taken away.
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