Hawaiian Airlines now offers fast and free Starlink WiFi across its entire Airbus fleet | Hawaiian Airlines

HONOLULU – Hawaiian Airlines today announced that it is now offering Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency Wi-Fi to its guests free of charge on board all Airbus-operated flights between the islands and the mainland U.S., as well as Asia and Oceania.

Hawaiian was the first major U.S. airline to launch Starlink on its Airbus A321neo aircraft in February and has now completed the installation of Starlink on its fleet of 24 A330 aircraft.

Guests can easily connect to Starlink as soon as they board the aircraft – just as they would connect to the internet at home – and experience internet at speeds suitable for working, video streaming and gaming.

“Being the first major airline to offer Starlink to travelers for free is a remarkable accomplishment for our team, and we couldn’t be happier with the overwhelmingly positive response from our guests who have enjoyed our industry-leading inflight connectivity,” said Evan Nomura, director of inflight entertainment and connectivity and inflight products for Hawaiian Airlines.

With Starlink's low-Earth constellation of advanced satellites, the newest of which use a revolutionary laser mesh network, Hawaiian has found an ideal solution to ensure reliable, high-speed, low-latency connectivity at every point on our global network. Since its launch on Hawaiian's Airbus fleet, Starlink has delivered outstanding performance without service interruptions, even when traversing the most remote reaches of the Pacific Ocean.

Hawaiian will also install Starlink on its flagship Boeing 787-9 fleet. The airline does not plan to deploy the service on its Boeing 717 aircraft, which are used for short-haul inter-island flights.

Hawaiian has been in continuous service for 95 years, making it Hawaii's largest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian operates approximately 150 daily flights within the Hawaiian Islands and nonstop flights between Hawaii and 16 U.S. gateway cities, as well as service between Honolulu and American Samoa, Australia, the Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Tahiti.

Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler and TripAdvisor have ranked Hawaiian as one of the best domestic airlines serving Hawaii. The airline was named Hawaii’s Best Employer in 2024 by Forbes and has The World's Best from Travel + Leisure Hawaiian has been the top U.S. airline for the past two years. Hawaiian has also led all U.S. airlines in on-time performance for 18 consecutive years (2004-2021), according to a U.S. Department of Transportation report.

The airline is committed to bringing aloha closer to people by offering free meals to all guests on transpacific routes and the convenience of no change fees on Main Cabin and Premium Cabin seats. HawaiianMiles members also enjoy flexibility with miles that never expire. As the home airline of Hawaii, Hawaiian encourages guests to travel to Pono and experience the islands safely and respectfully.

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About Starlink

Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency internet to users around the world. As the world's first and largest low Earth orbit satellite constellation, Starlink provides broadband internet that supports streaming, online gaming, video calling, and more. Starlink is developed and operated by SpaceX. As the world's leading provider of launch services, SpaceX leverages its extensive experience with spacecraft and in-orbit operations to deliver the world's most advanced broadband internet system. For more information, visit starlink.com