Following the introduction of free Wi-Fi on the majority of its domestic mainline aircraft at the beginning of 2023, Delta is getting set to implement the same policy all over the world.
A few of the airline’s long-haul international flights have already begun offering complimentary Wi-Fi, and it is anticipated that the airline will extend the availability of this service to the majority of its transatlantic flights by the end of the summer.
Flights along Viasat-equipped routes to destinations such as the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Italy are among the routes that have already been inaugurated. The month of September will see the addition of further European routes by Delta, which will include flights to Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland alike.
The next month, in October, Delta intends to include it into its service to South American destinations as well as Hawaii. Beginning at the end of 2024 and continuing through the middle to late 2025, it will be made available to more foreign destinations, such as those in Africa and along Transpacific routes.
In the beginning, a SkyMiles login will not be necessary in order to use the international Wi-Fi. On the other hand, it will be necessary for it to be done later this year when the Wi-Fi is converted to customized Delta Sync Wi-Fi. This is the same procedure that Delta uses for its domestic Wi-Fi.
The announcement represents yet another stage in Delta’s prolonged journey. Delta’s Chief Executive Officer, Ed Bastian, started this voyage at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas at the beginning of the year 2020. He teased the offering just before the pandemic caused the plans to be derailed.
On the same platform, three years later, Bastian announced to the crowd that domestic Wi-Fi was going to be accessible. He also said that onboard Wi-Fi “is going to be free…is going to be fast…and is going to be available to everyone.”
Since that time, ninety percent of Delta’s domestic mainline aircraft has been equipped with free Wi-Fi. The company anticipates that by the end of the year, “the vast majority” of its clients will have access to Wi-Fi facilities.