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United Airlines is adding free Starlink Wi-Fi to all of its planes


Onboard Wi-Fi is about to get faster on United flights.

After teasing “something big” for the skies, United says that it will start testing Starlink’s fast Wi-Fi service in early 2025, with the first passenger flights expected later next year. United is installing Starlink Wi-Fi into all its aircraft, more than 1,000 planes, over the next several years and the service will be free for passengers. The high-speed Starlink service is only currently available on JSX or Hawaiian in the US, so an expansion to United will undoubtedly put the pressure on rivals to improve their in-flight Wi-Fi.

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