Overview
- Korean Air, Asiana, Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul confirmed a phased rollout of SpaceX’s Starlink across their fleets, marking the first adoption of the service by South Korean airlines.
- Installation and testing are slated to start in late 2025, with the earliest passenger access expected in the third quarter of 2026 and Korean Air targeting fleetwide completion by the end of 2027.
- Korean Air and Asiana will prioritize Boeing 777‑300ER and Airbus A350‑900 aircraft, Jin Air will begin with Boeing 737‑8s, and Air Busan and Air Seoul will set priorities after reviewing their fleets.
- Korean Air says policies for passenger access and pricing are still being evaluated, despite some reports suggesting free Wi‑Fi that the company has not confirmed.
- The move is framed as a customer‑experience upgrade ahead of the Korean Air–Asiana integration, leveraging Starlink’s low‑latency LEO network with reported speeds up to about 500 Mbps.