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State of Wi-Fi Report Shows Rapid Expansion of In-Flight Internet Service

Grant Martin

Skift Take

Inflight Wi-Fi is slowly getting better, but your YouTube video stream is still a few years out.

An annual report from Routehappy reveals that in-flight Internet is a rapidly growing commodity among global airlines and that across adoption, American carriers are leading the way. 60 carriers around the world now offer in flight Internet, up from 52 last year. As a result, passengers can expect to find connectivity on about 36% of miles flown around the globe. Higher quality internet connections are also on the rise according to Jason Rabinowitz, Routehappy's data manager. Last year, connections capable of streaming video on

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