It appears that the Boingo service giving free Wi-Fi to World and World Elite cardholders will cease after September 30, 2024. While these changes have not been officially communicated via email or on the Boingo and Mastercard websites, Rewards Canada saw this information during the Boingo enrollment process, with a note indicating the discontinuation of the service at the end of September 2024.

In the Milesopedia team, Caroline tracked down a note communicated at the very bottom of her statement received at the end of July for the BMO^® AIR MILES^® World Elite^®* Mastercard.

Boingo still seems to be available for those who wish to subscribe, at a monthly price of $14.99. Otherwise, a few airlines such as Air Canada and WestJet offer (or will offer) free Wi-Fi or free messaging, but this service still has to be paid for by the majority of airlines.

This article will be updated when we have more details. Those affected by these changes will be World and World Elite Mastercard holders. You can see the full list in our guide: How to get free Wi-Fi worldwide with credit cards.

As of March 9, 2023, the number of accesses is no longer unlimited: World Mastercard and World Elite Mastercard cardholders have 12 annual accesses of 90 minutes each. On the other hand, the amount of data is no longer limited.

Once the sessions are exhausted, you will have to wait until January 1 to get 12 new sessions.

Note that these changes only affect Wi-Fi on board aircraft (not Wi-Fi service on the ground).

This is clearly bad news for frequent flyers who will quickly exceed the 12 annual 90-minute sessions (especially on long-haul flights: 2 or 3 trips will be enough to prevent future accesses).

Since February 10, 2023, Mastercard Travel Pass includes :

• Access to priority security lanes called Mastercard Airport Security Fast Track
• Transfer services from/to certain international airports called Mastercard Airport Transfer

Until now, only American Express and Visa offered priority security lines.

On the American Express side, this service is offered at certain airports such as Toronto-Pearson (YYZ) for holders of certain credit cards such as the Platinum Card^® from American Express or the Business Platinum Card^® from American Express. Since September 2022, obtaining a QR code has been necessary before leaving for the airport.

On the Visa side, this service is available at selected airports such as Montreal-Trudeau (YUL) for all Visa Infinite Privilege* Credit Card holders such as the TD^® Aeroplan^® Visa Infinite Privilege* Credit Card Card or the BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Privilege* Card.

Mastercard now also offers this service at select airports to World and World Elite Mastercard cardholders.

It is a service offered by its partner, DragonPass, in 70 airports located in 16 countries (mostly in Europe and Asia).

You can book these services via the Mastercard Travel Pass application for your entire party (up to 6 passengers).

Like the airport lounge access provided by DragonPass to Mastercard holders, this service is fee-based. During our tests here at Nice-Côte-d’Azur Airport (NCE), the cost appears to be 12.30 US$ per person!

It seems possible to book your security line access until the last minute. So, it’s up to you to decide, once at the airport, if it’s better to wait in line or to pay that extra fee to benefit from the priority security line!

With Mastercard Airport Transfer, Mastercard now offers, through its partner DragonPass, a transportation service to/from the airport.

Currently, this service is offered in 75 countries at 179 airports, including Montreal-Traudeau (YUL), Toronto-Pearson (YYZ) and Vancouver (YVR).

According to our tests at Montreal-Trudeau, transportation from the airport to downtown for 2 adults, 2 children and their luggage costs $157.37 US!

A prohibitive fare compared to the services offered at Montreal-Trudeau airport (taxis, Uber, etc.)

However, this is an option to keep in mind depending on your destinations.