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Passengers aboard British Airways can soon access fast internet onboard at no cost due to a major agreement from SpaceX's satellite company.

Free plus Quick Wifi Across the Board

British Airways stated that this complimentary, “fast and dependable” connectivity provision from SpaceX is set to be available to customers flying coach, premium economy, and premium cabins from soon.

Expanded Deployment Across Various Airlines

The holding company of BA, IAG, stated it had reached an partnership involving SpaceX to offer wifi coverage across 500-plus jets operated by the group's operators, including Aer Lingus, Iberia, and Vueling.

Seamless Wifi from Gate to Arrival

British Airways stated that this implementation for the service formed part of a multi-billion pound “upgrade” plan and will offer lag-free wifi access for travelers starting at the gate to landing, even when traveling across oceans or isolated areas.

Travelers can connect multiple gadgets and they will not have to use a separate password.

“Gamechanging for us as well as travelers, elevating their experience in the air our flights by giving passengers continuous wifi from gate to gate.”

Existing Connectivity Services

Limited connectivity service is currently offered to BA passengers through the majority of the airline's planes through the .air system.

Members in the airline's reward scheme may send messages and text-based correspondence during flights at no cost, whereas travelers looking to stream music, video, and content during their travel who are not flying in premium cabins may be charged between £4.99 to £21.99 for one wifi package.

SpaceX’s System

Starlink maintains a system of thousands of satellites and is operated under Elon Musk’s aerospace firm.

Ongoing Improvements for the Airline

The airline's executive team are working to improve the airline again following a period with cost cutting, IT problems, industrial action, and large-scale layoffs.

BA stated that use of smart technology contributed to them to achieve the airline's punctuality to the best levels since 2012.

Profit Results

In August, British Airways reported a increase for financial performance for the first half of the year, contributing to its owner earnings to grow.

International Airlines Group is due to release the financial performance covering the three months this summer on Friday.

Additional Starlink Agreements

British Airways’ announcement comes shortly following telecom carrier Virgin Media O2 said it was working alongside SpaceX to improve mobile network connectivity across remote areas of the UK, enabling consumers to automatically connect mobile devices using space-based systems when no standard network coverage can be found.