easyJet agrees with Starlink to provide Wi-Fi across its Airbus fleet
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easyJet has agreed with SpaceX’s Starlink to provide in-flight Wi-Fi across its entire Airbus fleet, according to a Bloomberg report confirmed by a company spokesperson. The agreement marks a shift from CEO Kenton Jarvis’s position in January, when he said the service’s economics were not yet right for the airline. Details of the agreement’s terms or when implementation will begin were not available, the report said. It is therefore not yet clear when installation will start or how the service will be offered on flights. The deal adds in-flight internet connectivity to the company’s offerings, but its effect on the passenger experience or operating costs has not been specified in the available information.
In January, Jarvis said, "The economics don’t quite work for us," indicating that the cost and terms of the service were part of the company’s assessment. He added that easyJet was also talking with other providers and would continue to monitor offers and prices in a market he described as "fast-moving." He said the airline would choose the right service when the time came, but he could not say when that would be. The current agreement shows that the company has moved from that position to reaching a deal with Starlink, without the report revealing whether the commercial terms have changed or which factors determined the choice. The report also did not say whether the agreement gives Starlink exclusivity or allows the company to use other providers.
Jarvis had said in January that easyJet was assessing offers and prices before choosing a service, while Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary pointed to a different potential cost for low-cost airlines. O’Leary said air resistance from antennas installed on top of aircraft could cost about 200 million dollars a year, and that few budget travelers might want to pay for internet access. This is O’Leary’s estimate for Ryanair, not a disclosed cost of easyJet’s agreement. By contrast, United Airlines said customer satisfaction scores on flights equipped with Starlink were twice the levels on its other flights in the second quarter of 2026. These positions provide economic and customer-experience context for the deal, but the report did not mention passenger fees or an estimate of easyJet’s costs.
When reviewed on 26 October 2026, the company’s news page showed an announcement about new routes for summer 2027 dated 15 October. The easyJet media centre’s listings also included an item about UK aviation rules dated 2 October. The information provided about those two pages did not record a Starlink announcement. In EL7 data, SBCX stock recorded a daily close of 147.49 dollars on 23 October 2026. That price does not indicate Starlink’s performance or the market’s reaction to the agreement, and trading-range data for that session was not available.