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United Air to Offer Musk’s Starlink Wi-Fi in US Later This Year
- Carrier to begin testing inflight Wi-Fi service next month
- United to be first major US carrier to offer SpaceX’s Starlink
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United Airlines Holdings Inc. expects to begin using SpaceX’s Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi in the spring, an earlier-than-expected rollout for the first major US carrier to use Elon Musk’s satellite business.
But only members of the carrier’s loyalty program will get the service free, United also said in a statement on Sunday. This marks a departure from the airline’s original plans to offer it to all passengers for free, a move likely designed to draw in new MileagePlus participants.