Onboard Wi-Fi: Another international airline equips planes with high-speed internet from Starlink
October 17, 2023
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Qatar Airways will equip its aircraft with Starlink’s high-speed internet Starlink will allow Qatar Airways passengers to use Wi-Fi speeds of up to 350 megabits per second for
Qatar Airways will equip its aircraft with Starlink’s high-speed internet
Starlink will allow Qatar Airways passengers to use Wi-Fi speeds of up to 350 megabits per second for gaming, VPN access, sports streaming and more.
Qatar Airways is proud to announce that it has signed an agreement with Starlink to provide uninterrupted free Wi-Fi to its passengers worldwide. – said Akbar Al Baker, managing director of Qatar Airways Group.
It was noted that low-latency high-speed broadband internet access will be free for all passengers, with convenient “one-click access” on board.
So far, the airline has not specified the launch date of the Starlink service on its aircraft. Qatar Airways and Starlink are currently in the pre-launch phase of a strategy to deploy the entire Qatar Airways fleet.
What other airlines have Starlink?
Qatar Airways is the fifth airline to become a Starlink partner.
Such airlines:
JSX,
Hawaiian Airlines,
AirBaltic,
ZIPAIR.
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