No need to worry about losing internet connectivity during air travel from now on, as SpaceX’s Starlink brought internet connectivity on aeroplanes too. The internet-powered Starlink said, “Starlink is now active on more than 500 planes around the world! Stay connected with high-speed internet from gate to gate, starting the minute you walk on board.”
The company also reposted a few photos on planes with the banner “in-flight Wi-Fi.” A speed test photo was also shared, which shows that the downloading speed was 97.7 mbps and the uploading speed was 23.9 mbps. According to reports, Starlink Wi-Fi is available on more than 500 planes around the world, and the company is working to add more.
Starlink is now active on more than 500 planes around the world! Stay connected with high-speed internet from gate to gate, starting the minute you walk on board 🛰️✈️ https://t.co/DD2EXWrSYv
— Starlink (@Starlink) February 3, 2025
Features Of Inflight Wi-Fi:
1. No connection dropouts—stream, scroll, and send from takeoff to landing.
2. Speeds that shock—a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 clocked 97.7 Mbps (good luck keeping up, old-school airline Wi-Fi).
3. Gate-to-gate internet that actually works—because “please wait” at 30,000 feet is not an option.
The social media also welcomed the high-speed connectivity. “This is great news as a frequent flyer I am going to be using starlink allot,” said a user.
While another said, “I haven’t tried using cellular voice/text features over Wi-Fi on the planes before, but I’m curious if a seamless Wi-Fi connectivity on the planes would make the cellular voice/text services also to be seamless on the planes?” “Thank your dear @SpaceX & @Starlink team for making this excellent tech for #humanity.” said the third user.
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