In early 2023, Latvia’s airBaltic announced plans to introduce free, high speed Wi-Fi throughout its fleet. There’s now a major update — just over two years after the announcement, the first aircraft is taking off with this service, and it’s also the first commercial jet of a European airline to feature Starlink.
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So, would this development of events will put BT on your map this year? I think when you pair this with new seats with USB ports and nice pre order service, you have an airline with basically no competition from inflight product perspective in Europe.
I wonder how many of my tax dollars are being stolen from federal agencies to boost profits for this internet company
Saw a video of someone doing a speed test on the flight. Over 100mbps speeds. Pretty damn impressive
Don't worry, you're gonna get a $5,000 "reimbursement" check and a large dose of inflation to make up for it!
All holier-than-thou readers, who constantly trash Musk for his political views, make sure NOT to connect to the Starlink network. Or are you - shocking revelation - hypocrites?
I have read that Starlink actually mandates airlines to offer it for free, although I was not able to confirm this.
Cool to see AirBaltic do this. I wonder if they will also "turn on" the connection on their many wetlease flights?
I never have connected to Starlink and don't foresee a situation where I will. I like using flying time as a way to disconnect from the world. Sorry I hurt your feelings by talking about your idol, though.
Couldn’t agree more Endree. It’s shocking that people are boycotting Musk because he and Trump are trying to take control of the national debt that will be passed on to future generations. Do you trust people who get into politics to get rich like most of them? Or do you make your millions like they did and now want to give back. “He’s trying to get more rich! But, but but Pelosi and Biden are honest!”
Please don’t talk to me about inflation after the last 4 years. You haven’t complained about it until now. The people have spoken. Deal with it!