Just in time for the busy Thanksgiving hol­i­days, United Airlines cus­tomers on transcon­ti­nen­tal p.s. flights can enjoy a com­pli­men­tary onboard Internet ses­sion with the new Try-Before-You-Buy pro­mo­tion, offered in con­junc­tion with air­borne com­mu­ni­ca­tions provider Aircell.

Our fam­ily loves trav­el­ing by train. We often take the sub­ur­ban Metra trains into Chicago when we visit muse­ums or go sight­see­ing with out of town vis­i­tors. When it comes to trav­el­ing greater dis­tances for extended vaca­tions via Amtrak, it’s been more of a con­tentious issue. The cost and time fac­tors often leave us lit­tle choice but to travel by car, for con­ve­nience, or by plane, for the sake of time.

Just in case you thought Virgin America was the only in-flight inter­net game in town, AirTran Airways announced that it will offer pas­sen­gers wire­less, broad­band Internet access on every flight.

On June 24, all Virgin America guests will have the oppor­tu­nity to take part in the chal­lenge with com­pli­men­tary in-flight WiFi all day long on any Virgin America flight.

If you can’t live with­out being con­nected to the inter­net, even when fly­ing at 37,000 feet, you may want to book your next flight on Virgin America. Virgin America announced that as of May 20, 2009 it is the first and only air­line to offer Gogo® In-flight Internet ser­vice on every flight.