WiFi Availability Question
Jan 11, 2025 | 7:44 pm
#1
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WiFi Availability Question
I don't fly UA as much as AA so not sure on the ins and outs on stuff like this, Have a flight tomorrow on UA operated by SkyWest
The flight shows to be operated by N627SY, United.com and email are claiming no wifi onboard. However, when I look at the United fleet site, it shows this bird has GoGo.
Any idea why they would show it as unavailable, or if it will indeed be available?
The flight shows to be operated by N627SY, United.com and email are claiming no wifi onboard. However, when I look at the United fleet site, it shows this bird has GoGo.
Any idea why they would show it as unavailable, or if it will indeed be available?
Jan 11, 2025 | 8:22 pm
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Out of curiosity, how long does it generally take for Wifi to be installed?
Jan 11, 2025 | 8:38 pm
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Another wrinkle is with UA rolling out Starlink for the wifi solution in the near-ish future, at some point UA will decide not to fit any additional aircraft with the legacy equipment to avoid writing off too much of that investment which means some planes will be flying dark for longer than usual -- I'm not sure if UA is to that point yet, but IIRC The UAX fleet will be coming first.
