FRANKFURT, 14 August 12026: It’s the beginning of a new era for Lufthansa Group as its first aircraft will take off on 19 August equipped with the fastest in-flight internet connection for passengers currently available.
A Lufthansa Airbus A320neo will be the first to offer passengers internet bandwidth above the clouds that, in many cases, will be faster than their home or office internet connection.
Starlink is collaborating with the Lufthansa Group to equip 850 aircraft across all of its airlines by 2029. The system is supported by low Earth satellite technology and enables viewing of video content, cloud-based work, and other high-speed applications during the flight. This makes Lufthansa Group the largest airline group in Europe to equip its fleet with this modern high-speed internet product.
The project is part of the Lufthansa Group’s extensive investments in new aircraft as well as product and service innovations across the entire travel chain.
Other group airlines — SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways, Edelweiss, Discover Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa City Airlines, and Eurowings — are currently preparing to roll out the new technology.
The new Wi-Fi will allow passengers to browse the web once they agree to etiquette terms and guidelines gleaned from recent surveys of Lufthansa Group customers. In short, passengers are required always to wear headphones when playing audio and video content, refrain from making voice and video calls, and refrain from broadcasting live streams aboard the aircraft.
The Lufthansa Group Wi-Fi portal is sponsored by Mastercard, which has already been a partner of the previous FlyNet.
The new internet service will be free of charge for all Miles & More customers and Travel ID users – across all travel classes.
(Source: Lufthansa Group)
