Overview
- CEO Michael O’Leary said a fuselage‑mounted Starlink antenna would impose roughly a 2% fuel penalty due to weight and drag.
- He argued that customers on the carrier’s typical one‑hour segments are unlikely to pay for in‑flight Wi‑Fi.
- Lufthansa Group announced plans to install Starlink across its airlines, with installations expected to begin later this year.
- United, Alaska Airlines, Qatar Airways and Air France have signed Starlink agreements, and SAS selected the service after noting lower aerodynamic drag than rival systems.
- Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline by passengers and fleet, flies mostly within Europe with additional routes to North Africa, Turkey, Cyprus and Jordan.