Now, I don't get the chance to congratulate Air Canada for much these days (what with the fuel surcharge, extra bag charges, overweight bag charges, yadda yadda yadda) but I couldn't pass this one up. Starting sometime in the spring of 2009, Air Canada will start offering live Internet web service on some of their flights.
Here's some of what their Press Release had to say:
Air Canada intends to begin operating Gogo (on-board Internet Service) by spring 2009 aboard Airbus A319 aircraft on select flights to the U.S. west coast and will be accessible by customers with a standard, wi-fi equipped laptop or Personal Electronic Device (PED). Initially, the Gogo system will be powered by Aircell's (the company providing the Internet service) existing network and only available in the U.S. in order to make Air Canada's rollout fast, economical and simple. Upon successful completion of the initial phase, Air Canada plans to extend the system throughout its North American and International markets as Aircell's coverage network expands.
So, the only question I have: Will I have to pay for it once I'm on board? You've got to know that there will always be a charge while you're being held captive in a steel tube hurtling through the air at forty thousand feet. Where else can you go?
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