Overview
- Ryanair is keeping talks open with Starlink, Amazon Web Services and Vodafone but says current installations would add an unacceptable fuel‑drag cost.
- Michael O'Leary estimates today's antenna setup would impose roughly a 2% fuel penalty costing about $200 million annually, a figure SpaceX disputes as closer to 0.3%.
- The airline says it would adopt Wi‑Fi immediately if antennas could be integrated into areas like the hold or nose cone to eliminate external drag.
- O'Leary now projects free connectivity across the Ryanair fleet within three to five years as integration improves and costs fall.
- EasyJet said it has discussed Starlink but that the economics do not work yet for the carrier, even as it praises the service’s performance and keeps options under review.