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title: "Japan Airlines Wi-Fi: free tiers, prices and how to connect"
url: "https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/japan-airlines"
description: "Japan Airlines offers free and paid international Wi-Fi plans. See the published prices, cabin benefits and how to join the network."
---

Airline · Asia-Pacific

# Japan Airlines Wi-Fi

Japan Airlines offers a free hour of Wi-Fi on international flights, with longer paid plans. First and Business Class passengers receive complimentary access.

Provider

[SES (Intelsat)](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/intelsat), [Panasonic Avionics](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/panasonic-avionics)

Network

See connection instructions below; the network name may depend on the aircraft.

Free

The international one-hour plan is free.

**Checked 2 November 2026.** Prices and policies as of November 2026.

## Who provides it

- **[SES (Intelsat)](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/intelsat)**

  JAL names Intelsat among its Wi-Fi providers. SES acquired Intelsat and announced an expanded multi-orbit installation.
- **[Panasonic Avionics](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/panasonic-avionics)**

  JAL also names Panasonic Avionics among its Wi-Fi providers.

## What’s free

- The international one-hour plan is free. First and Business Class passengers receive complimentary internet access.
- JAL has also expanded streaming availability on domestic flights. The service and availability can vary by aircraft.

As of November 2026.

## Prices

| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| International one-hour plan | Free |
| International three-hour plan | $14.40 |
| International flight plan, 24 hours | $18.80 |

JAL lists discounted prices for eligible JAL payment cards. Time starts at first login.

As of November 2026.

## Streaming and calls

JAL says video streaming is available on domestic flights. Its service and capacity differ by aircraft and route.

## VPNs

JAL does not state a general VPN rule on the international Wi-Fi service page.

## Which planes have it

Service availability depends on aircraft and flight conditions. Check the leaflet on board and JAL’s current guidance for your flight.

## How to connect

1. Enable airplane mode and turn on Wi-Fi.
2. Select `Japan Airlines` or `JAL-WiFi`, as available.
3. Open the onboard portal and select a plan. JAL also offers a connection shortcut in its app.

Follow the instructions on the onboard leaflet if the portal does not open.

## On board with Kilobat

Kilobat is a Mac menu-bar app that shows what each app sends and holds back what can wait. On a plane:

- **The sign-in page.** When it doesn’t open by itself, the menu bar says **This Wi-Fi wants you to sign in**, with **Open sign-in page**. Turn your VPN on after you’ve signed in.
- **Mark it metered.** macOS treats plane Wi-Fi as unlimited. Mark it **Metered** in Kilobat’s Wi-Fi menu or with `kilobat networks cost metered`, and Kilobat skips its own speed tests. If automatic switching is enabled, it switches to Travel.
- **Updates wait.** With Pro, paused updaters enabled and the network filter on, macOS Software Update, App Store downloads, Google Updater and Microsoft AutoUpdate wait for an unmetered network. The apps keep working.
- **See what’s using it.** Every app’s upload and download, live in the menu bar, so a messaging-only plan isn’t spent on a sync you forgot.
- **Send later.** A big upload, such as Dropbox syncing a folder, shows as a row with its speed. With Pro, **Send later** can hold it until you’re on unmetered Wi-Fi again, for up to eight hours while Kilobat is open.
- **Know what’s slow.** Health shows latency and loss, and with Pro their history through the flight. Those measurements can help you investigate a slow connection. When Slack or Zoom won’t load, [Is it them or me?](https://kilobat.app/is-it-down) reads the service’s status page.

More in [what to do before you board](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi#before-you-board).

[Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.31.1.dmg?via=site)

```
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat
```

## Questions

**Is Japan Airlines Wi-Fi free?**

The international one-hour plan is free. Longer plans are paid, and First and Business Class receive complimentary access.

## Sources

- [JAL: international inflight Wi-Fi and charges](https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/service/wifi/index.html)
- [JAL: expansion of international and domestic Wi-Fi](https://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/202409/008311.html)
- [JAL: the people behind its inflight Wi-Fi](https://ontrip.jal.co.jp/jalstyle/17740625)
- [SES: Japan Airlines multi-orbit expansion](https://www.ses.com/news/press-release/ses-japan-airlines-to-expand-multiorbit-inflight-connectivity-to-longhaul-fleet)

Checked on 2 November 2026.

## More airlines

- [ANA (All Nippon Airways)](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/ana): Providers and aircraft availability
- [Singapore Airlines](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/singapore-airlines): Providers and aircraft availability
- [Cathay Pacific](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/cathay-pacific): Providers and aircraft availability
- [Air New Zealand](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/air-new-zealand): Providers and aircraft availability