Wizz Air has announced an agreement with Ilon Musk’s Starlink to equip its entire fleet with satellite internet from 2027. The company joins a group of European carriers adopting the technology, which has so far bypassed the low-cost segment of the market.
“Ultra low-cost flights have always been a way for us to make new opportunities available to more people,” Wizz Air’s Chief Commercial Officer Jan Malin was quoted by Euronews as saying.
Eurowings, which operates under the low-cost model, is also set to start rolling out Starlink this year as part of a group-wide agreement previously announced by its parent holding company Lufthansa Group.
The financial terms of the deal are unknown
The Hungarian airline did not disclose the financial terms of the deal and did not specify whether the service would be free of charge or for an additional fee.
The announcement came amid preparations by SpaceX, Starlink’s parent company, to go public on the Nasdaq exchange and the satellite internet provider’s rapidly expanding presence in the aviation industry.
Starlink already has agreements with several U.S. carriers, including American Airlines, Southwest, United and Alaska Airlines, as well as Singapore Airlines and Emirates.
In Europe, Latvia’s airBaltic was the first to launch the service in February 2025, followed by Air France, SAS and British Airways.
In Asia, South Korea’s Hanjin Group announced a deal with Starlink in December 2025, with deployment expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026.
Rival budget airlines Ryanair and EasyJet have so far refrained from deploying the technology. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has ruled out connecting the service at this stage.
EasyJet has been in talks with Starlink, but says the economics of the project are not yet adding up.
