Ah, the conundrum of airport wifi passwords!
Being stuck at an airport for hours on end is something travellers are familiar with. Waiting to board, a delayed flight, or a layover is an unpreventable occurrence when travelling. And it can be an infuriating waste of time – especially if you can’t get access to the airport wifi!
Well, we have news for you! We have found a really great tool for teachers travelling, whether it’s for vacation or to teach English abroad. An interactive map that provides users with free airport wifi passwords for every airport around the world! That’s right – free airport wifi passwords! Genius!
Ralph Waldo Emerson apparently once said that life is a journey, not a destination. Of course, being a traveller means you are likely to spend a lot of your time travelling rather than arriving, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s all enjoyable! It can be difficult to appreciate the journey when you are squashed on a bus next to a chicken for five hours (#truestory) or sat waiting around for a delayed train in the early hours of the morning.
At least airports usually offer a certain amount of entertainment in-between flights. You can grab a bite to eat, do some shopping in the duty-free, find a quiet spot to read. These days, many airports go the extra mile to make sure your visit is as pleasant as possible – by offering free airport wifi.
But connecting to it can be a nightmare. Some require a local SIM card, others a local phone number, and most a network password. Luckily, we’ve got just the solution for you.
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The most amazing airports
Before we let you in on our little secret, let’s talk about airports for a second. Because there are airports and then there are airports! If you haven’t discovered these amazing airports yet, do yourself a favour and book a flight that passes through one of these amazing airports.
Hamad International Airport in Qatar boasts a 200-room hotel, a swimming pool and a 23-foot tall sculpture of a yellow teddy bear. Incheon Airport in South Korea has a casino, golf course, museum, spa and ice rink. At Hong Kong Airport there is an Aviation Discovery Centre where you can ride a plane simulator, as well as an IMAX theatre. Singapore’s Changi Airport is a favourite with travellers, with over 300 shops, two free cinemas and a butterfly garden, complete with the world’s tallest indoor waterfall and 1,000 butterflies.
Airport wifi: The most frustrating problem
But we can’t always choose the airport we’re stuck in.
For the most part, there is airport wifi no matter which airport we can find ourselves in. The trouble is finding it and connecting to it, especially if you don’t have wifi!
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Airport wifi: The most incredible solution
Luckily for us, some clever person – computer security engineer and travel blogger Anil Polat, to be precise – has come to our rescue, with an interactive map with free airport wifi passwords for all the airport networks around the world.
That’s right!
It is updated regularly with more than 130 airports already on the map. Even better, if you don’t have wifi to find the wifi password, you can download the map to use offline.
All you need to do is click on the airport on the map and the network name and wifi password will pop up. If you’re a team player, you can even contribute to the map to make sure it is kept updated.
To save you the trouble of googling free airport wifi, here is the map . Or, if you prefer, there’s an app!
Thanks Anil!
