easyJet to Add Starlink Wi-Fi From 2027

easyJet passengers have never been able to get online in the air. That is due to change from 2027. The British budget airline said on 26 October that it will offer Wi-Fi on board for the first time, using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network across most of its fleet.

The one thing passengers will most want to know is missing. Neither easyJet nor SpaceX said whether the service will be free or what it will cost.

In brief

easyJet says Starlink will be fitted to its A320, A320neo and A321neo aircraft from the first half of 2027, with the roll-out expected to finish by early 2028.
Passengers will be able to stream, game and browse on their own devices, the airline says.
No price has been announced, and easyJet has not said whether Wi-Fi will be free, paid or tied to certain fares.

Wi-Fi arrives on A320 and A321 jets from the first half of 2027

“Starlink will be deployed from the first half of 2027 across the airline’s modern A320, A320neo and A321neo fleet, with the roll out expected to be completed by early 2028,” easyJet said. Customers will be able to “stream, game and browse on their own devices, just as they would on the ground”, according to the release.

The airline also listed more practical uses: checking flight status through the easyJet app and website, and looking up local weather, transport or tourism information at the destination. It said the technology “unlocks the potential for customers to order from the inflight menu” from their seats, which is a possibility rather than a confirmed feature.

The release does not say how many aircraft will be fitted. easyJet says it has more than 350 aircraft and carried 100 million passengers in 2025. Its smallest jet, the A319, is missing from the list, and travel site One Mile at a Time reports that those aircraft are due to retire by 2029 and will not get Starlink.

Starlink confirmed the deal on X, saying it “will deliver fast, reliable connectivity onboard @easyJet”. easyJet had trailed it on its own account earlier that day, calling Starlink “the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky”, which is the airline’s description.

“Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA and partnering with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet connectivity onboard for the first time will not only further enhance the experience we provide millions of customers, but means we are offering more of the options both business and leisure travellers want,” said Kenton Jarvis, easyJet’s chief executive.

Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer, said: “Fast, reliable connectivity from take-off to landing means people can work, stream, or stay in touch without interruption.”

In January, easyJet said the numbers were not working

The deal is a reversal. In January, after easyJet’s first-quarter results, Jarvis told journalists the airline had held talks with Starlink but “the economics aren’t quite working for us”, Reuters reported. He called it a “really good” product and said easyJet was talking to other providers too. “When the time is right, we’ll pick the right service,” he said.

Those comments followed a public row between Elon Musk and Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary, who argued that the fuel drag from Wi-Fi antennas could cost about $200m a year and that few budget travellers would pay for the service, according to Reuters. easyJet has not said what changed between January and October, and it did not disclose the financial terms.

For Starlink, a British airline that says it flew 100 million passengers in 2025 adds a large European customer. Connectivity is already SpaceX’s second-largest business after AI, as its third-quarter results showed, and the company is also pushing into phones, from Brazil’s nationwide launch with Vivo to its plan to find 80,000 US cell sites.

The price will decide how many easyJet passengers log on

easyJet is a low-cost airline that sells many things separately from the fare, including seat selection. That makes the missing price the central detail, not a footnote. If Wi-Fi is free, it becomes a reason to choose easyJet over rivals on the same route. If it is a paid add-on, it becomes another extra, and Jarvis’s own January doubts about the economics suggest the airline will want it to earn money.

The flights matter too. Most easyJet trips are short, so passengers have less time online than on a long-haul flight, and the case for paying for a connection is weaker. The release talks about business travellers keeping up with work and holidaymakers streaming, two groups with very different willingness to pay.

There is also the gap between announcement and use. The first aircraft will not carry the service until some point in the first half of 2027, the roll-out runs into 2028, and the A319s will not get it at all, according to One Mile at a Time. easyJet has not said whether passengers will be able to see at booking which aircraft have Wi-Fi during the roll-out.

The detail to watch is the price, and whether easyJet publishes it before the first fitted aircraft enters service.