Delta Airlines announced that they have an agreement with Aircell, an in-flight communication company. Aircell will provide wireless connectivity to the internet as an extra in several flights between Boston, Washington D.C. and New York.

This is not the first attempt to bring the web on board, as Virgin America and American Airlines have previously offered Wi-Fi connectivity to their passengers. The Wi-Fi connectivity will have a price tag of $9.95 and will be available starting December 16. The service will be offered on half of Delta’s flights between New York’s LaGuardia, Boston’s Logan and Washington’s Reagan National airports. Yet, the company announced that it will equip Delta’s other aircrafts by next week.

However, there is an issue. Customers will not be permitted to use internet telephony, as it is restricted by the Federal Aviation Administration. Still, instant messaging will be allowed.

The wireless-enabled planes will have several antennae mounted on their fuselage. The antennae will connect the passengers’ devices to cell sites located on the ground. Aircell already has contracts with Virgin America, Alaskan Air and Air America to provide their flights with its GoGo Inflight Internet service.

This new service addresses issues that businessmen travelling in this area have. Many of them choose to travel by train, as it is cheaper and they have access to the Internet and phone calls. Still, Delta Airlines hope that they will have more costumers in the near future by offering Wi-Fi connectivity, along with shortening travel time from 5 hours to 30 minutes between Washington and New York.