Long gone are the days when WiFi was a perk. Now, in our time-poor, always-on-the-go world, being connected 24/7 is necessary. We’ve rounded up the airports in the UK and Ireland that offer Wi-Fi, tell you where it’s free and, where it’s not, what the cost is.
To the airports offering free Wi-Fi as standard, we time-poor, always-on-the-go travellers salute you!
FREE
Belfast City Airport (George Best) (sponsored by Ulster Bank)
Bournemouth (free for up to 60 minutes, £5 per hour)
Bristol (free for up to 30 minutes)
Durham Tees Valley (free for 30 minutes. £3 per hour, £5 for three hours, £9 for 24 hours)
East Midlands (free for 60 minutes)
Edinburgh (in association with Virgin Atlantic Little Red)
Exeter (free for 60 minutes, £3 per hour, £5 for three hours, £9 for 24 hours)
Glasgow International (free for up to 30 minutes, one hour £3, three hours £5 and 24 hours £9)
Guernsey (provided by Sure.com in the Terminal and public areas)
Humberside (free for up to 30 minutes)
Inverness (free for 3 hours, £5 per hour after that, £10 for one day or £30 for one month)
Isle of Man (free in the departure lounge and buffet areas)
Jersey (click on Sure Wi-Fi – Jersey and click to connect)
John Lennon Liverpool (free for up to 30 minutes, one hour £3, three hours £5 and 24 hours £9)
Leeds Bradford (free for up to 30 minutes)
London City (It’s sponsored by Bloomberg)
London Gatwick (free for 45 minutes. Boingo is the service provider for longer periods. Costs about £3 per hour)
London Heathrow (free for 45 minutes, one hour £3, three hours £5 and 24 hours £9)
London Luton (free for 30 minutes, £3 per hour)
London Southend (free for up to two hours)
London Stansted (free for up to 60 minutes)
Manchester (free for up to 60 minutes)
Newcastle (free, with a purchase. Get the code in Starbucks, Condecco Bar, Eagle Bar Diner, Wine and Deli, and Caffe Ritazza.)
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield (free for 30 minutes)
Southampton (free for up to 30 minutes, one hour £3, three hours £5 and 24 hours £9)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
ABOUT £6 PER 90 MINUTES
(Our brilliant, featured image is by Charleston’s TheDigitel)
