by Lacey Pfalz
Last updated: 10:50 AM ET, Mon August 12, 2024
Delta Air Lines is now rolling out fast, free Wi-Fi by T-Mobile on select long-haul international routes, with most transatlantic flights to be in service with free Wi-Fi by the end of the summer.
The international Wi-Fi portal will not require a SkyMiles log-in to start, but later this year, all of the airline’s Viasat Wi-Fi-equipped aircraft will convert to the Delta Sync Wi-Fi experience, which connects to travelers’ SkyMiles memberships.
The airline, which has reported a surge in travelers heading internationally this summer, first rolled out the Wi-Fi to flights between the United States and France in July. This month, flights between the U.S. and the U.K., Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Italy will begin offering free Wi-Fi. In September, routes heading to Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland will also offer free Wi-Fi.
Destinations across South America and Hawai’i will begin offering free Wi-Fi in October, followed by Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal in December-January 2025. Lastly, in mid-late 2025, routes to Asia, Australia and New Zealand, along with South Africa, will also enjoy free Wi-Fi.
“As we continue to roll out fast, free Wi-Fi and the in-flight experiences it powers, we’re able to serve customers traveling both domestically and internationally in new, in-the-moment ways,” says Ranjan Goswami, S.V.P. – Customer Experience Design. “The scale at which we’re bringing free Wi-Fi to customers is unmatched in the airline industry, and it’s a testament to the incredible efforts of Delta teams across the business that have expertly navigated an extremely complex rollout.”
Delta’s regional routes will follow a similar process and will come online into 2025. Over 90 percent of Delta’s domestic mainline fleet offers free, streaming-quality internet.
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