{"id":10842,"date":"2010-12-14T10:42:39","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T16:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=10842"},"modified":"2016-12-15T13:50:03","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T19:50:03","slug":"southwest-charges-5-for-inflight-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/southwest-charges-5-for-inflight-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest charges $5 for inflight Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Joe Brancatelli<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Southwest Airlines <\/strong>has priced its new in-flight Internet service: $5 USD per flight, regardless of length of the trip or the device used. Southwest uses an Internet service called Row 44 and the airline says it&#8217;ll have 60 aircraft wired by the end of the year. All other U.S. airlines use an inflight WiFi product called Gogo and prices range as high as $12.95 per flight.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaking of Southwest, the first details of its new service from <a title=\"Newark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=new-york-city-vacations&amp;cnt=OVI&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">Newark<\/a> Airport include six daily flights to <a title=\"Chicago vacations\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=chicagovacation&amp;cnt=PKH&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">Chicago<\/a>\/Midway and two to<a title=\"St. Louis\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotels\/United_States--MO\/St_Louis\/\" target=\"_self\"> St. Louis<\/a>. Flights begin March 27.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avis Budget<\/strong>, the dual-headed car-rental firm, has joined the <a title=\"JetBlue\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=jetblue-airways-flight-deals&amp;cnt=OVI&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">JetBlue<\/a> TrueBlue program.<\/li>\n<li>The<strong> TransportationSecurity Administration (TSA)<\/strong> says printer cartridges that weigh 16 ounces or more are banned from passengers&#8217; carry-on or checked luggage. The restriction is a result of the spate of parcel bombs found in cargo planes in recent weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Hotels\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotels\/\" target=\"_self\">Hotels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Flights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PrepareFlightsTab\" target=\"_self\">Flights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Rental cars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/DisplayCarSearch\" target=\"_self\">Rental cars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Business Travel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=roadwarrior&amp;cnt=OVI&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">Business travel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Joe Brancatelli is editor and publisher of <\/em><a title=\"JoeSentMe.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joesentme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>JoeSentMe.com<\/em><\/a><em>, a non-commercial Web site for business travelers. Copyright 2010 by Joe Brancatelli. 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