Hawaiian Airlines has became the first major airline to announce an agreement with Starlink to provide complimentary high-speed, low-latency broadband internet access to every guest onboard flights between the islands and the continental United States, Asia and Oceania.

Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO, Peter Ingram, said Hawai‘i’s largest and longest-serving carrier will equip its Airbus A330 and A321neo aircraft, as well as an incoming fleet of Boeing 787-9s, with Starlink’s industry leading satellite internet connectivity service.

“When we launch with Starlink we will have the best connectivity experience available in the air,” he said.

“We waited until technology caught up with our high standards for guest experience, but it will be worth the wait.

“Our guests can look forward to fast, seamless and free Wi-Fi to complement our award-winning onboard Hawaiian hospitality,” Ingram said.

In Starlink‘s low-Earth orbit constellation of advanced satellites, the latest of which utilise a revolutionary laser mesh network, Hawaiian said it found an ideal solution to ensure reliable, high-speed, low-latency connectivity on transpacific flights.

According to the carrier, guests will be able to stream content, play games live with friends on the ground, work and collaborate in real-time, plan their Hawai‘i vacation, or share their special island moments on social media.

Connecting to the internet will be seamless when guests walk on board, without registration pages or payment portals, according to Hawaiian Airlines.