BA Wifi rollout [question]
Apr 26, 2017, 2:32 am
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BA Wifi rollout [question]
Does anyone know any details of BA's L/H WiFi roll out? Other than "soon" or "starting this year".
Specifically I'm flying to San Diego in November on BA0273 (B777).
Really hoping it has WiFi (free or paid) by then. Means I can work on the plane. My company is always trying to send me awful American carriers so I can stay in touch and work on the plane. But a slave to the BA and oneword miles I'm always keen to go BA.
p.s. I wonder how many business customers BA loses to not having WiFi? I know my company would much rather I flew a different carrier so I can work on the go. But thankfully being a small company I have a say in who I fly. But anyway, that's a discussion for another day...
Specifically I'm flying to San Diego in November on BA0273 (B777).
Really hoping it has WiFi (free or paid) by then. Means I can work on the plane. My company is always trying to send me awful American carriers so I can stay in touch and work on the plane. But a slave to the BA and oneword miles I'm always keen to go BA.
p.s. I wonder how many business customers BA loses to not having WiFi? I know my company would much rather I flew a different carrier so I can work on the go. But thankfully being a small company I have a say in who I fly. But anyway, that's a discussion for another day...
Apr 26, 2017, 2:39 am
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Does anyone know any details of BA's L/H WiFi roll out? Other than "soon" or "starting this year".
Specifically I'm flying to San Diego in November on BA0273 (B777).
Really hoping it has WiFi (free or paid) by then. Means I can work on the plane. My company is always trying to send me awful American carriers so I can stay in touch and work on the plane. But a slave to the BA and oneword miles I'm always keen to go BA.
p.s. I wonder how many business customers BA loses to not having WiFi? I know my company would much rather I flew a different carrier so I can work on the go. But thankfully being a small company I have a say in who I fly. But anyway, that's a discussion for another day...
Specifically I'm flying to San Diego in November on BA0273 (B777).
Really hoping it has WiFi (free or paid) by then. Means I can work on the plane. My company is always trying to send me awful American carriers so I can stay in touch and work on the plane. But a slave to the BA and oneword miles I'm always keen to go BA.
p.s. I wonder how many business customers BA loses to not having WiFi? I know my company would much rather I flew a different carrier so I can work on the go. But thankfully being a small company I have a say in who I fly. But anyway, that's a discussion for another day...
Apr 26, 2017, 3:03 am
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Bit more information on wifi rollout in this thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...l#post27551003
Apr 26, 2017, 3:09 am
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Apr 26, 2017, 9:52 pm
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Suggest you switch to AA via LAX (or DFW) if you want WiFi on a trip to the US West Coast.
Other benefits include a better lounge at LHR (Cathay), a better business class seat and on most aircraft a couple of live sports channels but better IFE on all aircraft.
Other benefits include a better lounge at LHR (Cathay), a better business class seat and on most aircraft a couple of live sports channels but better IFE on all aircraft.
Apr 27, 2017, 1:21 am
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On top of that the abuse that their staff gave me on their facebook page was utterly shocking.
I see some of them have been removed but this is an example of how their staff respond when somebody criticizes their airline.
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Apr 27, 2017, 3:44 am
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Apr 27, 2017, 4:47 am
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I am the only one who likes BA because they don't have Wi-Fi?
I enjoy not having contact with the outside world (particularly work). I can still work on documents, presentations, etc if I choose. I took a couple of Emirates flights (LON-DUB) in Y and as soon as the Wi-Fi was on everyone around me was on Facebook, etc and chatting on Skype. Dreadful.....
I enjoy not having contact with the outside world (particularly work). I can still work on documents, presentations, etc if I choose. I took a couple of Emirates flights (LON-DUB) in Y and as soon as the Wi-Fi was on everyone around me was on Facebook, etc and chatting on Skype. Dreadful.....
Apr 27, 2017, 6:03 am
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I am the only one who likes BA because they don't have Wi-Fi?
I enjoy not having contact with the outside world (particularly work). I can still work on documents, presentations, etc if I choose. I took a couple of Emirates flights (LON-DUB) in Y and as soon as the Wi-Fi was on everyone around me was on Facebook, etc and chatting on Skype. Dreadful.....
I enjoy not having contact with the outside world (particularly work). I can still work on documents, presentations, etc if I choose. I took a couple of Emirates flights (LON-DUB) in Y and as soon as the Wi-Fi was on everyone around me was on Facebook, etc and chatting on Skype. Dreadful.....
Apr 27, 2017, 6:05 am
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I did a bit of digging. Yes she works (and still) works for AA as CC.
Apr 27, 2017, 6:07 am
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I am the only one who likes BA because they don't have Wi-Fi?
I enjoy not having contact with the outside world (particularly work). I can still work on documents, presentations, etc if I choose. I took a couple of Emirates flights (LON-DUB) in Y and as soon as the Wi-Fi was on everyone around me was on Facebook, etc and chatting on Skype. Dreadful.....
I enjoy not having contact with the outside world (particularly work). I can still work on documents, presentations, etc if I choose. I took a couple of Emirates flights (LON-DUB) in Y and as soon as the Wi-Fi was on everyone around me was on Facebook, etc and chatting on Skype. Dreadful.....
Apr 27, 2017, 9:44 pm
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I am the only one who likes BA because they don't have Wi-Fi?
I enjoy not having contact with the outside world (particularly work). I can still work on documents, presentations, etc if I choose. I took a couple of Emirates flights (LON-DUB) in Y and as soon as the Wi-Fi was on everyone around me was on Facebook, etc and chatting on Skype. Dreadful.....
I enjoy not having contact with the outside world (particularly work). I can still work on documents, presentations, etc if I choose. I took a couple of Emirates flights (LON-DUB) in Y and as soon as the Wi-Fi was on everyone around me was on Facebook, etc and chatting on Skype. Dreadful.....
I'm surprised BA didn't have the foresight to take their new aircraft with the WiFi antenna pre-installed though. I could be wrong but it doesn't look like even the 787s have it.