Skype Offering Free WiFi Calling In 60 Airports December 21- 27th

We all know the pains of being stuck in the airport over the holiday season. All you want to do is get home to see your family but the weather has other plans. Well the team over at Skype is making it a bit easier to stay connected with your loved ones this year.

Skype is offering a free hour of Internet access to third party wireless hotspots as well as free video or voice calling over WiFi in select airports across the U.S. from December 21st thru December 27th. You can use Skype Credit as payment so there is no need to buy a day-pass from another service provider. If you've downloaded Skype on your computer or iOS device Skype WiFi is easy to use:

1. Sign in to Skype.
2. Go to Tools > Options... > Skype WiFi Access.
3. Tick Enable Skype WiFi Access.
4. Connect to a WiFi public hotspot.
5. In the Skype menu bar, click Tools > Skype WiFi Access.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to select and join a compatible public WiFi network.

From December 21st thru December 27th free Skype WiFi will be available in the following airports:

• ALB - Albany International Airport
• ASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport
• ATL - Atlanta International Airport
• AUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
• AZO - Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
• BIL - Billings Logan International Airport
• BHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
• BNA - Nashville International Airport
• BOS - Boston International Airport
• BUF - Buffalo Niagara International Airport
• BUR - Bob Hope Airport Burbank
• BWI - Baltimore/Washington International Airport
• CWA - Central Wisconsin Airport
• DCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
• DEN - Denver Int'l Airport - Concourse B Mezzanine
• DRO - Durango La Plata County Airport
• DSM - Des Moines International Airport
• DTW - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
• ELP - El Paso International Airport
• EWR - Newark Liberty International Airport
• GEG - Spokane Airport
• GRR - Gerald R. Ford International Airport
• GSO - Piedmont Triad International Airport
• HOU - Houston William P Hobby Airport
• IAD - Dulles International Airport
• IAH - George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport
• IND - Indianapolis International Airport
• JAC - Jackson Hole Airport
• JFK - John F. Kennedy International Airport
• JNU - Juneau International Airport
• LGA - LaGuardia International Airport - Central Terminal
• MBS - MBS International Airport Terminal 1
• MDW - Chicago Midway Airport
• MEM - Memphis International Airport
• MIA - Miami International Airport
• MKE - General Mitchell International Airport (Milwaukee)
• MRY - Monterey Peninsula Airport
• MSP - Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport - Lindbergh Terminal
• OKC - Oklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport
• OMA - Eppley Airfield Omaha Int'l Airport
• ORD - Chicago O'Hare International Airport
• ORF - Norfolk International Airport
• PHF - Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
• PVD - T F Green International Airport
• PWM - Portland International Airport
• SBN - South Bend Regional Airport
• SCF - Scottsdale Airport
• SDF - Louisville International Airport
• SFO - San Francisco International Airport
• SMF - Sacramento International Airport
• STL - Lambert St. Louis International Airport
• SWF - Stewart International Airport
• TOL - Toledo Express Airport
• TVC - Traverse City/Cherry Capital Airport

*Note: The offer is good from Dec. 21-27, and it lets you make voice and video calls to computers for free and to landlines and mobile phones using Skype credit. It works on PCs, Macs, and iOS devices. You must have the latest version of Skype to take advantage of the freebie.

For more information on free Skype WiFi, please visit http://blogs.skype.com/en/2011/12/skypeholidaywifi.html.