Qatar Airways has operated its first Starlink-equipped Boeing 777 aircraft from Doha to London on October 22, making the airline the largest and first carrier in the MENA region to offer passengers Starlink ultra-high-speed, low-latency internet.
Starlink is free to all passengers and operates from gate to gate.
The national carrier is also set to exceed its initial target of three Starlink-equipped aircraft by introducing 12 Boeing 777-300s upgraded with this service by the end of 2024. Qatar Airways has further committed to rolling out the technology on its entire Boeing 777 fleet in 2025 – one year ahead of schedule – with the Airbus A350 fleet following in the summer of 2025.
Engineered by SpaceX, Starlink is the world’s first and largest satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit that will provide passengers reliable, high-speed internet…
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