Members of American Airlines’ AAdvantage loyalty program “soon” will be able to use their miles to pay for Wi-Fi on board aircraft, the carrier announced Wednesday.
The new ability will roll out in the next few weeks on a “couple select aircraft,” and by the “summer travel season,” be available on all of the carrier’s Viasat-equipped narrowbody aircraft, according to the carrier.
Once connected, passengers will have access with gate-to-gate connectivity on most mainline aircraft. American also will offer a free Wi-Fi option sponsored by ads across all of the carrier’s Viasat domestic narrowbody aircraft.
Further, American and Intelsat will begin installation of high-speed Wi-Fi on nearly 500 regional aircraft, according to the carrier.
