And for those who were winging it by working through the flight, those Wi-Fi costs added up fast.
Check it off your to-do list because these airlines offer complimentary Wi-Fi as part of your in-flight experience.
Domestic Flights With Free Wi-Fi
The latest airline outfitting its entire fleet with Wi-Fi is Delta.
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Delta in partnership with T-Mobile madefree in-flight Wi-Fiavailable to all passengers on domestic flights in February.
Theres just one tiny hitch.
To reach the Wi-Fi, Delta Airlines requires passengers to sign up for a free Delta SkyMiles account.
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For JetBlue,free Wi-Fi is so 2017that they coined a word for it: Fly-Fi.
JetBlue also partners with Amazon, so youll earnextra TrueBlue points JetBlues loyalty program for shopping in-flight.
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And Alaska Airlines and SouthWest provide free texting and messaging through iMessage and Whatsapp.
International Carriers With Free Wi-Fi
Domestic airlines arent the only game in town for scoring free Wi-Fi.
Check out the select international aircraft that help you stay connected for cheap.
Nok Airis a budget carrier out of Thailand, but theres nothing cheap about their in-flight benefits.
They provide complimentary Wi-Fi access on all Boeing 737 flights.
Grab freehigh-speed Wi-Fion board B737-800 and A330-200 Qantas flights, courtesy of a partnership with Viasat.
At China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, in-flight Wi-Fi is first come, first serve.
The first 100 lucky passengers on the flight who register 30 days in advance connect to the Wi-Fi free.
Air Canada has similar alcoholic offerings when you book a flight between Toronto and Montreal.
Horizon Air will quench your thirst with Northwestern wines and microbrews and yourwine flies free.
Free Layover From Icelandair
Having a layover doesnt sound like a perk, but hear us out.
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Kid Travel Perks
Baby on board?
These airlines are on standby to ease your suffering.
Some international airlines offer other perks, like Gulf Airssky nannieswho make the rounds to entertain kids in-flight.
You always get two free checked bags on Southwest though.
In this case, time really is money, so spend (and stream) wisely.
Kaz Weida is a senior staff writer at The Penny Hoarder covering saving money and budgeting.
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