The 411 on Southwest's Companion Pass, All About Upside a The Deal with WiFi in the Sky
We've got a double dose of Jen from Deals We Like this week! She knows the Southwest Airlines' Companion Pass inside a out and shares her expert insight with us. Her big deal this week is the current promotion run by Upside, which includes some FREE Bose headsets!. Seth from PaxEx.Aero a Wandering Aramean serves up a deep dive into the history of in-flight WiFi, why it seems like it takes forever for upgraded equipment and speeds and what the future of it looks like. Thanks to our Sponsors Gogo In-Flight Internet Freddie Awards | Voice of the Frequent Flyer Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro/NewsaNotes with Seth Miller 1:15 - Before you skip forward to the In-Flight WiFi segment (this show is pre recorded...cats out the bag!) - Seth clarifies why he was floundering and sounding like an absolute moron (his words, not ours) 2:10 - The $10k travel voucher for a broken seat 3:35 - VDB vs IDB with a related tangent about air travel consumer protections 9:50 - Debating the time limit of a storm and what The difference between Voluntary and Involuntary Denied Boardings a the science behind how much you can get based on your ticket price and length of delay 13:53 - What’s the Gogo secret phrase going to be? 14:20 - Seth Miller tells us EVERYTHING about WiFi in the sky! 16:20 - Why does it take so long to get WiFi on planes? 19:43 - A brief technical history of in-flight WiFi 26:00 - Bandwidth hogs - the known and unknown 33:15 - Jen from Deals We Like talks about Upside (and free Bose headsets!) 39:27 - All about the Southwest Companion Pass (and more Jen from Deals We Like - Woo Hoo!) 51:00 - TF2P - It’s Not a Rant...a Gogo's Secret Phrase