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United Airlines To Let Passengers Pay For Wi-Fi with Miles

Grant Martin

Photo Credit: United is poised to give passengers the option of paying for Wi-Fi will miles. Pictured, United’s in-flight entertainment system enables flyers to stream movies and TV shows to their laptops and mobile devices. United Airlines

Skift Take

Wi-Fi for miles may be a good idea for some travelers but let the buyer beware because it could be relatively expensive and deplete loyalty accounts.

United Airlines is about to give passengers more options for paying for inflight internet. The Chicago-based carrier revealed last week that it was testing a new payment portal that would allow passengers to use frequent flyer miles to pay for Wi-Fi instead of cash. In an interview with Reuters, Scott Wilson, United’s vice president of ecommerce and merchandising, suggested that the new functionality would be part of the airl

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