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Southwest Airlines<\/a> is making a slate of changes to its passenger experience.<\/p>\n The Dallas-based carrier plans to introduce free inflight Wi-Fi for Business Select fares and will soon offer same-day standby to all passengers.<\/p>\n Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n Southwest also confirmed to TPG it will reduce the availability of its EarlyBird Check-In to select flights, routes and days starting Aug.15, as first reported by Gary Leff at View from the Wing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Under the new changes, same-day standby will be available to passengers who book even the airline’s cheapest Wanna Get Away fares<\/a> and will also be enabled on Southwest’s app, a Southwest spokesperson confirmed to TPG.<\/p>\n That allows passengers on Southwest’s lowest fare classes to waitlist for a different flight on the same day without paying a fare difference. This is especially useful for passengers flying on routes with multiple daily frequencies.<\/p>\n For inflight Wi-Fi, the expansion of its availability to Business Select passengers comes as airlines have increasingly sought to make the service free on board. Delta Air Lines made its inflight Wi-Fi free for international flights in March.<\/p>\n Previously, free Wi-Fi on Southwest flights was only available to A-List Preferred customers, the top tier in the carrier’s frequent flyer program. Now, Business Select passengers can connect up to three devices for free with Southwest’s Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n Passengers who purchase other fare classes can continue to purchase inflight connectivity.<\/p>\n