If you didn’t already know, Hawaiian Airlines fly to all the good USA ski areas via Honolulu, including Salt Lake City in Utah this winter.
If stopping over in the warm waters of Hawaii wasn’t enough to entice you then free Starlink high-speed wifi might. Hawaiian Airlines, the first major US carrier to debut Starlink last February, will roll out the offer across their Asia, USA and Oceania airbus routes.
Guests can easily connect to Starlink the moment they step onboard the aircraft – just as they would connect to their home internet, and experience internet at speeds suitable for working, streaming video and gaming.
Aussies heading to the ski fields can clear USA customs in Hawaii before hitting up the beach for some down time to adjust to jet lag. Then, when suitably rested jump on your direct flight to Salt Lake City, Portland, Seattle or California for some North American skiing, all while staying connected in the air.
“Becoming the first major airline to offer travelers Starlink at no cost is a remarkable achievement for our team, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the overwhelmingly positive response from guests who have been enjoying our industry-leading connectivity onboard,” said Evan Nomura, director of inflight entertainment and connectivity and onboard products at Hawaiian Airlines.
In Starlink’s low-Earth orbit constellation of advanced satellites, the latest of which utilise a revolutionary laser mesh network, Hawaiian found an ideal solution to ensure reliable, high-speed, low-latency connectivity at every point on our global network.
Since its launch on Hawaiian’s Airbus fleet, Starlink has delivered outstanding performance without service interruptions, even while traversing the farthest reaches of the Pacific Ocean.
Hawaiian will also install Starlink on its flagship Boeing 787-9 fleet. The carrier does not plan to deploy the service on its Boeing 717 aircraft, which is used for short flights between the islands.
