Google Bringing Free Wi-Fi to Airports

Coming soon to an airport near you: Free Wi-Fi for the holiday traveling season, compliments of Google, with the help of Boingo Wireless, Advanced Wireless Group, Airport Marketing Income and others.

Google announced that the initiative covers 47 airports, including those in Las Vegas; San Jose, Calif.; Boston; Baltimore; Burbank, Calif.; Houston; Indianapolis; Seattle; Miami; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Orlando, Fla.; St. Louis; and Charlotte, N.C. The company added that while the initiative extends through Jan. 15, the airports in Burbank and Seattle will offer free Wi-Fi indefinitely.

Google vice president of search products and user experience Marissa Mayer said:

We’re very happy to extend our Holiday Wi-Fi gift to the millions of people who will spend time in airports over the next few months. We know that this is a very hectic travel season for people, and we hope that free Wi-Fi will make both traveling and connecting with friends and family a little bit easier.

Boingo Wireless CEO Dave Hagan added:

Google gets this year’s Wi-Fi Santa award for sponsoring complimentary access in dozens of airports, both to the traveler’s and airport’s benefit. In addition to the obvious bonus holiday travelers will enjoy, sponsored access will increase overall Wi-Fi usage in the participating airports and help supplement the airport’s increasingly important non-airline incremental revenue.

For a full list of participating airports, click here.

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