Delta Airlines is expected to begin offering free wireless internet on its flights starting next year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The Journal reported that Delta will begin offering the perk on a signficant number of its planes in 2023 before expanding the service to the rest of its fleet. The move comes as airlines rebound from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the demand for air travel and competition between airlines intensifying throughout 2022. Delta first started offering wireless internet to travellers on select aircraft for a $5 fee through the provider Viasat Inc two years ago, and will rely on the Carlsbad, California-based communications company as it seeks to scale up its WiFi offerings in the coming months. Technical difficulties have been a significant challenge for airlines seeking to offer free WiFi, a perk that could help Delta stand out as a premiere airline for wealthier business and pleasure travellers. Wireless internet on planes occassionally does not work, even if customers have paid for the service.<br/>
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Delta has announced it will resume flights to Cuba on April 10, 2023, following a three-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and changing regulatory circumstances. The carrier will operate the Miami Int'l-Havana Int'l route 2x daily using A320-200 aircraft. Delta is thus the last of the four largest US carriers, as American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines, as well as JetBlue Airways have all already resumed services to Cuba. While all of these serve Havana, American Airlines is the only airline to operate scheduled services between the US and regional Cuban airports. The ch-aviation schedules module shows it currently serves Camagüey, Holguin, Santa Clara de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, and Varadero, in addition to the capital. Direct scheduled flights between the US and Cuba became possible in 2016 when the Obama administration relaxed a longstanding travel embargo on the island. In January 2020, the Trump administration reversed this policy, banning all flights to points other than Havana and restricting the frequency of flights to the capital. Shortly thereafter, all flights were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All limits were removed again in June 2022 by the Biden administration.<br/>