Originally Posted by montrealer

I'm sorta with with vernonc. Yes, there are times when not having internet during a long flight is annoying. But by and large in my work I find it helpful that people know I'm on planes a lot, and that on planes one is often disconnected. Therefore when I don't answer instantly, they assume that's quite likely the case, even if it's actually that I merely choose to parcel out my time and not answer every email within minutes if I'm doing something that requires real thought. So I'm not convinced that widespread wifi on longhaul flights will be all rainbows and ponies.