Wi-Fi in Spain's airports 'among most expensive and limited in Europe'
Thursday, September 18, 2014 @ 2:45 PM
SPANISH airports have some of the worst and most expensive Wi-Fi services in Europe, a report has revealed.
Despite having some of the highest airline traffic on the continent, terminals in Spain only offer 15 minutes of free internet connections and, henceforth, charge 4.50 euros an hour for its use.
A survey by cheap flight website Skyscanner shows that 96% of European travellers believe all airports should provide free and unlimited Wi-Fi – as is the case in 46% of EU airports, including all those in Italy, as well as those in Russia.
And only a third of the 1,500 travellers interviewed would be prepared to pay for Wi-Fi, but up to a maximum of a euro per hour.
For the seven in 10 who consider internet connections in airports to be important, a third of them use it to contact family and friends, often to let them know about their whereabouts and travel delays, whilst three in 10 surf the net to while away the waiting time, 22% to check their emails, one in 10 to access social networks, and one in 20 because they have to continue working while they are waiting for their flights.
Read more at thinkSPAIN.com