Starlink has enabled passengers to use their own internet-enabled devices while onboard a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 flight from Doha to London.

Engineered and operated by SpaceX, Starlink provides high-speed, reliable internet service through its vast constellation of satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO).

Having integrated the Starlink service onto a Qatar Airways Boeing 777, passengers are now able to access fast internet at 35,000 feet to stream videos, play games and make video calls from their own devices.

To prove Starlink’s reliability onboard, Qatar Airways’s CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer made a video call with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during the flight:

Qatar Airways says it will equip 12 Boeing 777-300s with the Starlink service by the end of 2024 before rolling it out across its entire Boeing 777 fleet in 2025. This will be followed by the Airbus A350 fleet in mid-2025.

The Starlink service will be free to all passengers with simple ‘one-click-access’ and will operate from gate to gate...