It’s a whole new world for business owners. Using an airline flight will no longer be an excuse to disconnect from the world. Does this excite you or infuriate you?

For American Airlines customers flying from New York to San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Miami in-flight Internet service is now officially available for $12.95 per flight. Now you or the person next to you can check email, surf the net, and instant message…from 30,000 feet.

American Airlines hopes to make this service available on most flights. Not surprisingly, American is looking at this as a money making opportunity and a chance to off-set high fuel costs. For the remainder of the year, MultiMedia Intelligence predicts the in-flight broadband to bring in $6.6 million and by 2012…sit down…$936 million. And after 2012, this Diva Mogul is predicting broadband access at 30,000 feet to become a multibillion dollar industry. No small sum.

In the upcoming months, SouthWest and Delta both have plans to provide the same service to their customers.

While I’m a Diva Mogul who supports entrepreneurship and business, I also appreciate quiet time and disconnecting from the world. Before we know it, we will be sitting next to executives and sales managers having loud video conference calls in surrounding seats. Is this your idea of a pleasant flight?

View the Yahoo! News video “Surf the web at 30,000 feet”.

Have a nice flight!