AirTran Airways A+ Rewards - Once gogo is gone, I'm gone as well

I have really enjoyed the last three years flying FL out of MKE. Service has been great, it takes me where I need to go (East Coast) and it's pretty affordable.

I have to admit that one of the primary reasons I switched to FL was for Gogo. I fly about 50 segments a year on FL, and I have to say that once this SWA transition fully takes hold, I am likely to switch to F9. Not because they have Wifi (because they don't), but because I want to support a so-called "smaller" airline.

As a marketer by trade, I understand the nature of change. But as a flyer, I'm just damned disappointed.

That is all. Happy New Year, everyone!

Southwest is installing Row 44 wifi on their fleet, so that will still be an option after integration is complete.

To the OP, my F9 flight from DCA-MKE yesterday had WiFi (E190). My MKE-PHX flight did not (A319).

To the OP, my F9 flight from DCA-MKE yesterday had WiFi (E190). My MKE-PHX flight did not (A319).

F9 is installing gogo on all the E-190s. The Airbii will not get wifi...but they still have the seatback satellite TV.

Southwest is installing Row 44 wifi on their fleet,

Extremely slowly. Completion date keeps getting pushed back another year. A lot of their 300's will never get wifi. WN clearly feels that wifi is a very low priority.

FWIW, Gogo was running a $1.29 special on FL yesterday (Saturday)..maybve other places also.

I was busy working on other stuff so I did not discover this until the end fo the flight.

I have really enjoyed the last three years flying FL out of MKE. Service has been great, it takes me where I need to go (East Coast) and it's pretty affordable.

I have to admit that one of the primary reasons I switched to FL was for Gogo. I fly about 50 segments a year on FL, and I have to say that once this SWA transition fully takes hold, I am likely to switch to F9. Not because they have Wifi (because they don't), but because I want to support a so-called "smaller" airline.

As a marketer by trade, I understand the nature of change. But as a flyer, I'm just damned disappointed.

That is all. Happy New Year, everyone!

I'm not sure I really understand your post. You like flying with FL, and a primary reason is because they have wifi. But when they merge with WN, you will switch to an airline with no wifi (but it seems they do have some planes with it) because you are 'damned disappointed' and want to fly a smaller airline.

I understand someone saying they don't like WN (or any airline for that matter) but your posts makes it seem like you are leaving one airline with wifi to one that you think doesn't have it. I am not really sure how wifi is playing into your decisions with airlines. Or is it just a desire to fly support a smaller airline (although with over 5,000 employees, hardly a small business).