Much like check-in luggage and seat selection, Wi-Fi is not an amenity that’s usually included in the price of your flight — you have to pay extra. Not only that but the more you want to use it, the higher the cost. From a few dollars for messaging to a good chunk of cash if you want unlimited usage. One international airline is about to put a stop to all of this expensive, sliding-scale nonsense, however: Turkish Airlines.
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This Airline Will Soon Offer Free Wi-Fi to All Its Passengers - Economy Travelers Included
On July 22, 2024, Turkish Airlines announced that it would bring free and unlimited Wi-Fi to all its aircraft and offer it to all its passengers — even the ones in the back — by the end of 2025.
Stay connected at 30,000 feet! In partnership with TCI Aircraft Interiors and @Turksat we will bring free and unlimited Wi-Fi to our entire fleet by the end of 2025. We're integrating the latest in-flight connectivity tech to keep you online. @FIAFarnborough#FIA2024… pic.twitter.com/wbi6reBeuA
— Turkish Airlines (@TurkishAirlines) July 22, 2024
Currently, Turkish Airlines offers complimentary Wi-Fi to only select passengers and charges the rest of them $5 for unlimited messaging, $8 for 100 MB, $15 for 250 MB, $15 for unlimited internet on short-haul flights, and $35 for unlimited internet on long-haul flights.
With such an offer, Turkish Airline, already ranking as one of the top 10 airlines in the world year after year, will likely keep getting accolades.
Currently very few international airlines offer free Wi-Fi to all passengers. In the US, jetBlue is the only airline to do so, offering “free, high-speed wi-fi at every seat, on every plane.” 