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Passengers aboard British Airways can soon use high-speed internet onboard at no cost following a new agreement involving Elon Musk's communications company.

No-cost and Fast Wifi Available to Everyone

The carrier revealed that the complimentary, “quick and reliable” wifi offering through the satellite provider becomes accessible to travelers flying economy, business, and premium cabins from soon.

Broad Deployment Over Multiple Carriers

The parent organization for the airline, International Airlines Group, stated it had finalized an agreement involving Starlink for providing wifi coverage for more than 500 jets operated by the group's carriers, including the Irish airline, the Spanish carrier, and the low-cost airline.

Smooth Internet from Boarding through Landing

BA explained that this implementation of the service was included in a £7bn “transformation” initiative and would offer uninterrupted internet coverage for travelers starting at the gate through landing, even when traveling over large bodies of water and isolated areas.

Passengers may link numerous gadgets and do not have to use a separate login.

Revolutionary for British Airways as well as travelers, elevating onboard service during flights on BA through providing customers seamless internet from gate to gate.”

Current Wifi Services

Basic connectivity access is presently provided to British Airways passengers through nearly all of their aircraft using its .air platform.

Participants of the airline's reward scheme may transmit texts plus text-only emails onboard at no cost, whereas passengers wishing to watch music, movies, or films throughout the journey who are not travelling in first class might pay between £4.99 to £21.99 for a wifi plan.

Starlink’s Network

The provider operates a system of many thousands of orbiting devices which is run by SpaceX’s SpaceX.

Ongoing Developments for British Airways

BA's management have been focusing to turn the airline back following years of financial constraints, IT problems, industrial action, and staff cuts.

British Airways stated that application with smart technology had helped it to bring the airline's timeliness at record highs from 2012.

Earnings Performance

Earlier this year, the carrier reported a jump for earnings during H1 of the year, assisting its owner earnings to grow.

The group will release its earnings covering the quarter recently shortly.

Other Starlink Deals

This update arrives days following mobile phone carrier Virgin Media O2 said it was partnering with the satellite provider to boost wireless service across remote areas across the United Kingdom, by allowing consumers to easily connect phones through orbiting devices in the absence of regular mobile signal is available.