( CNN ) Remember the days when flying long distance meant at least nine guaranteed hours offline ? Of course you do n't , your brain is far too frazzled by constantly having to check Facebook and emails . According to new statistics released this week by air industry data cruncher Routehappy , flying without Wi-Fi access is becoming increasingly rare as more airlines connect their customers . This is good news for anyone who needs to Instagram their inflight meal or fabricate Twitter spats with imaginary passengers . Bad news for those who need to unjack themselves from the Matrix for long enough to watch a weepy movie and re-balance their blood-Smirnoff levels . According to Routehappy , there 's now a 24 % chance your international flight will have Wi-Fi access . On domestic U.S. flights the odds rise to 66 % -- a figure nearly triple what it was 18 months ago . Connection quality and speed are also improving , it reports . `` Wi-Fi is one of the most sought-after new amenities fliers want to access on their flights , and there has been significant investment by airlines since our last report , '' says Routehappy CEO Robert Albert . `` Coverage is starting to be meaningful on flights worldwide , along with a wide variety of speeds , coverage availability and pricing models , including free of charge . '' Internationally , Nordic airlines are leading the connectivity charge , with Icelandair and Norwegian both offering Wi-Fi on more than 80 % of their flights . ( The number of flights this represents is n't specified . ) The next four -- Etihad Airways , Singapore Airlines , Lufthansa and Iberia -- currently only supply it to between 40-60 % of flights . Aeroflot , Emirates and Japan Airlines are in the 20-30 % range , while Qatar Airways , Thai Airways and Turkish Airlines score between 15 and 20 % . For U.S. airlines , Delta leads the game , offering Wi-Fi across more than 3,500 of its daily flights . Routehappy does n't offer any comparative statistics between U.S. and international operators .
There 's now a more than 80 % chance your international flight will have Routehapp access , according to Routehapp . In U.S. , the chance of catching a Matrix -Fi-enabled flight has more than tripled in this week .