Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have begun offering complimentary in-flight Wi-Fi to Atmos Rewards members.
The airlines have installed SpaceX’s low-Earth-orbit satellite communications service, Starlink, on all aircraft serving regional routes and on 50 aircraft used for mainline routes, for a total of approximately 150 aircraft. In 2024, Hawaiian Airlines became the first major U.S. airline to introduce Starlink. Alaska Airlines is also set to begin deployment in the latter half of 2025, with installation on its main fleet scheduled to be completed by 2027. Compared with conventional in-flight Wi-Fi, the service provides lower-latency and higher-speed connectivity, allowing passengers to comfortably use video streaming, web browsing, social media, and more.
The complimentary Wi-Fi is provided in cooperation with T-Mobile and requires free enrollment in Atmos Rewards. Passengers who board without registering can connect to a dedicated portal from the aircraft to sign up, and will be able to use the Wi-Fi service once their registration is complete. A new onboard portal has been introduced from June and will be rolled out gradually through mid-July.
Alaska Airlines operates Boeing 787-9 aircraft on long-haul international routes and plans to deploy Starlink-equipped aircraft on routes from Seattle to Seoul/Incheon, London/Heathrow, Rome, and Tokyo/Narita from this autumn. Hawaiian Airlines has completed the installation of Starlink on all aircraft serving international routes to and from Hawaii and routes to and from North America.
