Emirates expands free inflight Wi-Fi offering

Emirates has expanded its free inflight Wi-Fi service with new rates for all flyers.

Effective immediately, all Emirates Skywards Platinum and Gold members will receive unlimited Wi-Fi during their Emirates flight, regardless of their class of travel.

This offer also applies to all Emirates Skywards members travelling in First and Business class.

In addition, Economy class customers and non-Skywards members will recieve 20MB of free data usage within the first two hours of log in, double the current 10MB free being offered.

Additional data can be purchased in 150MB or 500MB blocks, with tiered discounts for Skywards Silver and Blue members, the airline said.

The doubling to 20MB of free data will suit customers who are light Wi-Fi users looking to send short messages to their families and friends, or check their social media accounts while flying, it said.