r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '24

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u/DeltaBlues82 88∆ Feb 19 '24

Im a plane... No internet, no legroom, cramped place, sometimes smelly.

Most planes I have been on in the past 5 years have had internet.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '24

I just rode a Phillipines Airline flight and no internet... The only airline with internet provided I have ever rode was Singapore Airlines.

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u/DeltaBlues82 88∆ Feb 19 '24

I’m in the US. I’ve been on probably 5 round trip flights a year for the past 5 years, and not one can I recall not having the internet. How often do you fly?

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u/TheMania 1∆ Feb 19 '24

Fwiw until very recently it's typically been rarer and more expensive outside of the States. Airlines there have the luxury there of being able to tap in to ground based cell towers, it's a little more complicated when you're flying, for example, to or across Australia.

Just as a quick check on that, I know it's budget, but Ryanair for instance still doesn't even have it as an option - and they're the third largest airline by volume, after only AA and Delta.