Google Chrome promotion delivers free of charge in-flight wi-fi for the holidays

Holiday air travelers this season can go online for free of charge, courtesy of Google. To promote the Google Chrome internet browser, free in-flight wi-fi on select airlines begins Nov. 20 and runs through January 2, 2011. Passengers with any wireless system can be able to connect.

Free GoGo In-flight Internet

The airlines that can be offering GoGo are Virgin The United States, Delta and AirTran. GoGo Inflight Internet service generally costs $4.95 on flights of one-and-a-half hours or less. The flight that are longer cost more, ranging anywhere from $9.95 for three hours to $12.95 for even longer flights. GoGo Inflight Internet is the most popular in-flight wi-fi service in the U.S. GoGo said that free wi-fi will be accessible on more than 700 airplanes and the company expects 15 million air travellers to take advantage of the offer.

How to get free in-flight wi-fi

When the Google free in-flight wi-fi promotion begins, any passenger with a smartphone, tablet or laptop can go online by logging on at a special gogoinflight.com landing page sponsored by Google. Once logged in, users are directed to a second page loaded with links that sell Google’s Chrome browser and a Chrome download link. Last year Google offered free in-flight wi-fi through the holidays solely on Virgin America. According to a Virgin The US spokesperson, since the introduction of GoGo in 2008, passengers have been steadily increasing.

Take advantage of the Chrome

Google had been offered in dozens of airport terminals also last year, an offer they’re not extending this year. Delta is the largest user of GoGo, they have over 550 airplanes equipped with this service. The airline said it expects more than 11 million of its passengers to take advantage of Google’s Chrome promotion. Since last year's holiday promotion, Google Chrome has nearly doubled its market share to 8.5%.

Articles cited

CNN

money.cnn.com/2010/11/08/technology/google_free_inflight_wifi/

USA Today

travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2010/11/google-to-offer-free-wi-fi-on-delta-airtran-virgin-america-for-holiday-season/130314/1

Computerworld

computerworld.com/s/article/9195480/Google_promotes_Chrome_with_free_in_flight_Wi_Fi_deal?taxonomyId=15