FlightWifiWhich airlines let you take a call on board?
Two things have to be true before you can take a call at 35,000 feet: the connection has to be quick enough to hold one, and the airline has to permit it. As of September 2026, of the 25 airlines that publish a policy, 19 fly a link fast enough and only 4 allow the call.
Stated policies (25)
| Airline | Policy | Source | Is the link fast enough? | Fleet verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | Calls allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Varies by aircraft |
| airBaltic | Calls allowed | Airline's own page | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Video calls work |
| British Airways | Calls allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Not on every aircraft |
| Qatar Airways | Calls allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Not on every aircraft |
| Virgin Atlantic | Voice only, no video | Airline's own page | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Email & browsing |
| Air Canada | Calls not allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Email & browsing |
| Air France | Calls not allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Varies by aircraft |
| Air India | Calls not allowed | Reported | No, high-orbit only | Not on every aircraft |
| Air New Zealand | Calls not allowed | Airline's own page | No, high-orbit only | Not on every aircraft |
| Alaska Airlines | Calls not allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Varies by aircraft |
| American Airlines | Calls not allowed | Reported | No, high-orbit only | Email & browsing |
| ANA | Calls not allowed | Reported | No, high-orbit only | Email & browsing |
| Austrian Airlines | Calls not allowed | Airline's own page | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Email & browsing |
| Delta | Calls not allowed | Airline's own page | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Email & browsing |
| Hawaiian Airlines | Calls not allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Not on every aircraft |
| JetBlue | Calls not allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Email & browsing |
| Lufthansa | Calls not allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Varies by aircraft |
| Qantas | Calls not allowed | Reported | No, high-orbit only | Email & browsing |
| SAS | Calls not allowed | Airline's own page | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Varies by aircraft |
| Singapore Airlines | Calls not allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Email & browsing |
| Southwest | Calls not allowed | Reported | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Varies by aircraft |
| SWISS | Calls not allowed | Airline's own page | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Email & browsing |
| Turkish Airlines | Calls not allowed | Reported | No, high-orbit only | Email & browsing |
| United | Calls not allowed | Airline's own page | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Varies by aircraft |
| WestJet | Calls not allowed | Airline's own page | Yes, on the fast-equipped aircraft | Varies by aircraft |
What this list does not cover
210 of the 235 airlines in the registry publish no call policy at all. Absent means unknown here, never permitted. Of the 25 rows above, 9 come from the airline's own page or contract of carriage and the rest are marked reported, meaning the policy is consistently described in aviation reporting but we could not retrieve the carrier's own wording. The methodology explains the distinction, and the underlying data is open.
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