“We are delighted to be leading Europe in offering high-speed, unlimited and free in-flight connectivity on our aircraft. This first test provided good insights and brought us closer to improving the service for airBaltic passengers traveling on the airBaltic network in Europe and beyond,” said Martin Gauss, president and CEO of airBaltic.
“Starlink continues to enable high-speed, low-latency in-flight internet around the world, and we’re excited to bring this next-generation experience to Europe,” said Jason Fritch, VP of Starlink Enterprise Sales.
airBaltic is working with SpaceX to obtain the necessary STC (supplemental type certification) approval, and the product is expected to be installed on airBaltic’s Airbus A220-300 aircraft by the end of this year.
Starlink, developed by SpaceX, began providing in-flight high-speed internet for commercial aircraft last year. Using satellites in low Earth orbit, more than 65 times closer than conventional geostationary satellites, Starlink can transmit up to 500 Mbps of data to the aircraft, and with a delay of just 20 ms, passengers can engage in activities that were previously impossible to do in-flight. including online gaming, virtual private networks, and other high-data-rate activities.
