Delta and T-Mobile are making in-flight Wi-Fi free for all SkyMiles members
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Air travel is still a hellscape, but at least the Wi-Fi will be free. | Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images After hinting that it would be coming in 2023, Delta has confirmed that all SkyMiles members will get free in-flight Wi-Fi as part of a partnership with T-Mobile. The wireless carrier already offers free Wi-Fi on Delta flights to its subscribers, but starting on February 1st, that program will expand to any SkyMiles member, regardless of whether they're a T-Mobile customer. But - as it so often does - this free service comes with a side of targeted advertising.
Not every flight will include free Wi-Fi at first; Delta is starting domestic. According to today's news release, most" mainline domestic flights will be included at launch, and by the end of 2023, the service should be available on more than 700 planes. The company plans to add...