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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Natalie Wilson

UNBELIEVABLE: Can i get wifi in the sky the airlines rolling out starlink connection - Caught on Camera

Air passengers connected to Starlink will be able to simultaneously stream videos, make video calls and game online - (Getty/iStock)

For some passengers, a long-haul flight comes as a welcome time to disconnect in the cabin. Others – business travellers on a deadline, sports fans scheduled to take off during a final and social media addicts – have often paid to push back against internet-free journeys.

Connection at 30,000 feet is infamously slow and often unreliable over oceans, slowing down screens even after you’ve splashed out on an airline wifi pass.

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