Finnair invests in Wi-Fi connectivity across its fleet
Jul 1, 2016, 4:27 am
#31
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Yes, I've heard from others too they are satisfied with DY wifi. I've only tried once and it was so slow it was useless. Naturally, YMMV.
... and so this morning I was on a DY shorthaul. Connecting to WI-Fi was easy and quick and things like facebook worked well. However, email (exchange) was terrible. It took over two minutes from a mail arrived until the contents was loaded. And an attachement, a small pdf of size 208 kB , took well over ten minutes to download.
... and so this morning I was on a DY shorthaul. Connecting to WI-Fi was easy and quick and things like facebook worked well. However, email (exchange) was terrible. It took over two minutes from a mail arrived until the contents was loaded. And an attachement, a small pdf of size 208 kB , took well over ten minutes to download.
Jul 8, 2016, 4:53 am
#32
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Wi-fi on all longhaul from may 2017
Fresh press release says Wi-fi will be available on all longhaul from may 2017
http://news.cision.com/finnair/r/wir...-2017,c2043405
Only talking about long haul. Not a word about shorthaul. I guess they silently dropped it?
http://news.cision.com/finnair/r/wir...-2017,c2043405
Only talking about long haul. Not a word about shorthaul. I guess they silently dropped it?
Jul 9, 2016, 12:41 am
#33
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Fresh press release says Wi-fi will be available on all longhaul from may 2017
http://news.cision.com/finnair/r/wir...-2017,c2043405
Only talking about long haul. Not a word about shorthaul. I guess they silently dropped it?
http://news.cision.com/finnair/r/wir...-2017,c2043405
Only talking about long haul. Not a word about shorthaul. I guess they silently dropped it?
Last year Finnair announced it would launch a wireless network connection for the majority of its wide and narrow-body aircraft.
If they'd dropped the narrow body upgrade plans, they could have phrased this sentence differently, so they wouldn't have to mention them at all.
And then in my opinion it essentially just states that AY is prioritising the long haul fleet for the Wi-Fi upgrade. In my read this does not mean that they wont do the same for the short haul Airbus fleet, but that they'll continue with those once the "big ones" are done.
Jul 9, 2016, 12:52 am
#34
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Oops, I read it too quickly....
I was looking for a sentence like "the narrow body fleet is on schedule and will be..." And didn't see that mention. So you are right.
I was looking for a sentence like "the narrow body fleet is on schedule and will be..." And didn't see that mention. So you are right.
Jul 9, 2016, 3:54 pm
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You are absolutely right, there is NO WIFI AT ALL on any Norwegian long haul. And on my very few (forced) Norwegian short haul flights I have managed to do a couple of searches but not been able to follow the links. Wasted time. I'd rather get the newspaper and/or a greeting.
Last edited by Benzin; Jul 9, 2016 at 4:00 pm
Mar 5, 2017, 10:38 am
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New pricing for wi-fi:
https://www.finnair.com/fi/gb/nordic-sky
You can purchase Wi-Fi access for one hour for €7.95, three hours for €11.95 or for the whole flight for €19.95. Business Class passengers and Finnair Plus Gold and Platinum members can use the service free of charge.
Mar 5, 2017, 11:16 am
#38
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At least I like their pricing attitude, no low-ball pricing here
(khm, the only "consistent AY policy" 
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Mar 5, 2017, 11:58 am
#39
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Really similar pricing as to what AA is charging you for internet access, so one could say it is almost competitive
Mar 5, 2017, 12:05 pm
#41
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Mar 5, 2017, 1:09 pm
#42
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I don't find the pricing unreasonable.
Compare this with IB, who charge $20 for a flight, with an extremely low data cap. They don't even offer an unlimited option, and they charge everyone. Even in J.
Compare this with IB, who charge $20 for a flight, with an extremely low data cap. They don't even offer an unlimited option, and they charge everyone. Even in J.
