In November 2025, International Airlines Group (IAG) announced plans to introduce free Starlink Wi-Fi across the brand’s airlines, including British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus.
In March 2026, we saw Aer Lingus equip its first aircraft (an Airbus A330) with Starlink Wi-Fi. There’s now an exciting update for the airline, as all long haul planes now feature the service. That’s fantastic news for those traveling transatlantic on the airline.
Aer Lingus installing free Starlink Wi-Fi
Aer Lingus is partnering with SpaceX to introduce Starlink Wi-Fi throughout its fleet, including on long haul and short haul aircraft. Best of all, Aer Lingus is offering Starlink Wi-Fi for free for all passengers. With this system, it’s possible to connect with multiple devices, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
Aer Lingus doesn’t even require you to be a member of its loyalty program in order to use the service, which is an area where IAG carriers are (generously) countering the industry trend, as other airlines are using Starlink as a way to drive loyalty program sign-ups.
Starlink is known for its high-speed, low-latency broadband internet, and the service is offered gate to gate. Starlink Wi-Fi allows for live streaming, productivity similar to on the ground (with high upload and download speeds), gaming, e-commerce, and more. Starlink is becoming increasingly popular with airlines, and we’ve seen dozens of airlines sign up for the service. As a passenger who values staying connected, I find Starlink to be a game changer.
Aer Lingus’ Starlink Wi-Fi rollout schedule
Aer Lingus has just revealed that it has now installed Starlink Wi-Fi on all of its long haul aircraft. This includes all 12 Airbus A330s, as well as all 14 Airbus A321s (including both the A321LR and A321XLR variants). That means that all of Aer Lingus’ long haul fleet now features Starlink Wi-Fi.
The airline deserve huge credit for that rollout pace. Initially the carrier was planning on having Starlink on all long haul flights by the first quarter of 2027, then the timeline was moved forward to the end of 2026, and now the project has been wrapped up before the end of October. Kudos!
That’s the beauty of Starlink, because the actual installation process is really quick, once planes are certified to have the service.
With long haul aircraft now reconfigured, the plan is for short haul aircraft operating within Europe to get Starlink next, though the timeline for that remains to be seen. The airline has a total of 27 Airbus A320s and eight Airbus A320neos, so once that project starts, I’d expect it to only take a few months to complete, at most.
Bottom line
Aer Lingus is in the process of rolling out free Starlink Wi-Fi, and has done an impressive job so far. At this point all long haul aircraft, including Airbus A330s, A321LRs, and A321XLRs, feature Starlink. This is well ahead of the planned timeline, which was supposed to see the project complete by the first quarter of 2027.
Next up we can expect to see short haul Aer Lingus planes get Starlink, though the timeline for that remains to be seen. Unlike non-IAG carriers, Aer Lingus isn’t requiring passengers to be a member of the loyalty program to connect to the service.
What do you make of Aer Lingus introducing free Starlink Wi-Fi?
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