Korean Air will begin the roll-out of high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi on September 15.
The service will debut on four newly retrofitted widebody aircraft: three Airbus A350-900s and one Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft will be deployed on medium-and long-haul routes across the Americas, Europe, and Southeast Asia, as well as on key short-haul flights. The airline plans to progressively expand Starlink connectivity across its in-service fleet by the end of 2027.
While Starlink has been popular across European and U.S airlines, Korean Air is the first full service carrier in East Asia to introduce the connectivity.
Separately, Korean Air has started transitioning Asiana Airlines bookings and flight numbers into its system, ahead of the official launch of the new merged entity on December 17. After that, all flights will be branded as Korean Air and Asiana will be discontinued.
