777ER From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 11310 posts, RR: 17 Posted (6 years 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 6566 times:
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Passengers flying with Virgin Atlantic Airways in Upper Class will soon have access to free wi-fi internet.
Currently internet access is only available at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, John F Kennedy New York, Washington Dulles International and Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok airports' Clubhouses.
Dalavia From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 398 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (6 years 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 6460 times:
In the case of Hong Kong, all passengers on every airline in every class get access to free wi-fi internet, as it is provided throughout the airport.
I wonder if this means Virgin Atlantic will duplicate this free service by providing a VS Upper Class only wi-fi service. If so, it seems a bit redundant.
Venezuela747 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1407 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (6 years 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 6433 times:
I wonder how many of the airpirts VS flies to already have free wi-fi?
But hey goood move on VS part, you'd figure most airlines already offer wi-fi or ethernet ports to their lounge visitors. I guess I was wrong.
YULWinterSkies From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 2107 posts, RR: 6 Reply 3, posted (6 years 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6363 times:
Surprising that we are just at an introduction stage of a free wifi for Upper Class pax. I would have assumed that this would be a standard by now throughout airlines and airports (for J pax at least!)... I mean, you are at 40,000 ft and have free access to on-demand videos, music and games on individual LCD screens, you're on the ground and you can't even get on free internet! Strange world we live in!
The cost of such a service should be ridiculously low compared to the cost of onboard entertainment and such...
Many airports have it already actually: Free Wi-Fi At Which Airports? (by DeltaDAWG Oct 24 2006 in Civil Aviation)
9MMAR From Malaysia, joined Jul 2006, 2099 posts, RR: 21 Reply 4, posted (6 years 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6356 times:
Quoting Dalavia (Reply 1): In the case of Hong Kong, all passengers on every airline in every class get access to free wi-fi internet, as it is provided throughout the airport.
Deaphen From India, joined Jul 2005, 1418 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (6 years 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6318 times:
Quoting Dalavia (Reply 1): In the case of Hong Kong, all passengers on every airline in every class get access to free wi-fi internet, as it is provided throughout the airport.
I wonder if this means Virgin Atlantic will duplicate this free service by providing a VS Upper Class only wi-fi service. If so, it seems a bit redundant.
This sound a little strange.... because back in 2005 when i was flying to SFO, i was sitting under the Virgin Club house at HKG and they already had free wifi!! I used to extensively . No security on that network at all!
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Leezyjet From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 4041 posts, RR: 55 Reply 6, posted (6 years 1 week 22 hours ago) and read 5961 times:
Quoting Deaphen (Reply 5): back in 2005 when i was flying to SFO, i was sitting under the Virgin Club house at HKG and they already had free wifi!! I used to extensively
Which part of :-
Quoting 777ER (Thread starter): Currently internet access is only available at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, John F Kennedy New York, Washington Dulles International and Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok airports' Clubhouses.
Didn't you read ?.
One also has to remember that VS does not have it's own Clubhouse facilities at every airport they fly to, so I wonder if this means that they will be demanding their external lounge suppliers in those locations will now have to provide Wi-Fi.
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