Business class flyers get unlimited WiFi, with two hours free in premium economy and economy.
Business class travellers on Singapore Airlines flights can now enjoy free unlimited WiFi, in a welcome extension of the same perk available to the Star Alliance member’s first class passengers.
In addition, members of the airline’s KrisFlyer rewards program sitting in premium economy or economy can also enjoy a free two-hour ‘Surf’ package in place of the current messaging-only option (provided their KrisFlyer number is entered against their booking).
Meanwhile, members of Singapore Airlines’ elite PPS Club can enjoy unlimited free WiFi regardless of which cabin they’re in.
Singapore Airlines describes the move – first reported by Mainly Miles – as a trial “as part of our continuous review of the existing WiFi offerings.”
The trial, which first launched in August 2022 but excluded the flagship Airbus A380 and medium-range Airbus A350 jets, has now been extended to include those aircraft along with the long-range and ultra-long range Airbus A350, and Boeing 777 fleet, all Boeing 787-10s and all Boeing 737-8 MAX jets, which also feature an impressive lie-flat business class.
The sole exception to Singapore Airlines’ free WiFi promotion are seven older Boeing 737-800s which don’t have WiFi installed.
Singapore Airlines’ WiFi speeds typically average around 5Mbps download, which is certainly enough to be getting open with for emails, Web browsing and social media – especially when you don’t need to keep your eye on either the clock or the data cap.
Under Singapore Airlines’ standard WiFi pricing structure, business class passengers received their first 100Mb free but then had to pay anywhere between US$4 and US$16 for a range of packages – the most expensive of which lasts for just three hours.
Singapore Airlines hasn’t set an end date for this generous trial, and is obviously assessing how much extra data travellers are consuming – and how much this will cost, given the high price of satellite Internet access.
Source ExecutiveTraveller.com
