Wi-Fi availability on airlines globally by region 2016

This statistic shows the number of airlines with passenger in-flight connectivity services in 2016, by region. In that year, North America had nine airlines offering Wi-Fi services onboard its aircraft.In-flight connectivity – key highlightsOver the last decade, passenger air traffic has continued to show a strong increase, which is underpinned by the fact that the industry reached an impressive growth rate of six percent in 2014. To support this growth, worldwide airlines are continuing to improve their services accordingly. In light of growing demand for in-flight connectivity and improved technology, Wi-Fi services are increasingly becoming a necessity on international and domestic routes. Depending on the technology used, be it terrestrial or satellite, the key players providing in-flight connectivity are: GoGo and Panasonic, which held the biggest market share in 2016. In 2016, 72 carriers around the world were offering or planning to offer Wi-Fi on their planes. U.S.-based airlines were at the vanguard of the trend, with Wi-Fi services being offered on almost 80 percent of their available seat miles (ASMs), while passengers traveling on non-U.S. airlines had a 18.5 percent chance of being provided with in-flight Wi-Fi. The U.S.-based carriers Delta, United and American Airlines were ranked among the leading airlines for the most Wi-Fi-enabled ASMs worldwide.More and more companies are promoting free Wi-Fi services to cope with the fierce competition. However, only a limited number of airlines offer free Wi-Fi on board of their planes. JetBlue Airways is providing free Wi-Fi access with its Fly-Fi basic version on almost all of the aircraft in its fleet. Emirates Airline offers 10 MB of free Wi-Fi in all classes on its A380 aircraft. There are airlines that charge for this service, but only on certain jets or Business Class passengers.

本统计数据显示了2016年各地区提供机上乘客互联网连接服务的航空公司数量。当年，北美地区共有九家航空公司在其飞机上提供Wi-Fi服务。在过去的十年中，乘客航空交通持续显示出强劲的增长势头，这一现象得益于该行业在2014年实现了令人瞩目的6%的增长率。为支持这一增长，全球航空公司正相应地不断提升其服务质量。鉴于对机上互联网连接的需求不断增长以及技术的不断进步，Wi-Fi服务正日益成为国际和国内航线上的必需品。根据所采用的技术，无论是地面技术还是卫星技术，提供机上互联网连接的主要参与者包括GoGo和Panasonic，这两家公司在2016年占据了最大的市场份额。2016年，全球约有72家航空公司提供或计划在其飞机上提供Wi-Fi服务。美国航空公司在这一趋势中处于领先地位，其提供的Wi-Fi服务覆盖了几乎所有可用的座位英里（ASMs），而乘坐非美国航空公司的乘客有18.5%的概率获得机上Wi-Fi服务。美国航空公司的达美航空、联合航空和美国航空公司位列全球Wi-Fi启用座位英里数量最多的领先航空公司之列。越来越多的公司正推广免费Wi-Fi服务以应对激烈的竞争。然而，只有少数航空公司在其飞机上提供免费的Wi-Fi服务。JetBlue航空公司在其机队中的几乎所有飞机上提供Fly-Fi基本版本的免费Wi-Fi接入。阿联酋航空在其A380飞机上向所有舱位的乘客提供10MB的免费Wi-Fi。还有一些航空公司会收取此服务的费用，但仅限于某些特定机型或商务舱乘客。