Reviewing Air Canada’s new free Wi-Fi service

Air Canada launched free Wi-Fi for Aeroplan members today, across flights to Canada, Mexico, the United States, and the Caribbean, and I tested it out already.

While I was on a flight to Mexico I noticed the new service was available and of course I had to try it. Free Wi-Fi has been available from some other airlines around the world, and it’s becoming more common. While there was still a faster service option available for an additional fee, the new free service was definitely impressive.

Air Canada partnered with Bell in 2023 to bring messaging to flights for Aeroplan members, and I have loved and used that service on every flight I could. There’s really no reason to be disconnected from family and friends during flights any…