United Airlines quietly cuts free perk [Yahoo! Finance]
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As of April 2026, passengers planes equipped with Starlink can get access to free Wi-Fi by logging into their MileagePlus loyalty account. Those traveling on a plane that has not yet been equipped need to pay $8 as MileagePlus members and $10 if not to connect through the older Viasat-powered technology. On April 17, a number of United passengers took to Reddit to share that they could still sign on to free Wi-Fi on flights without Starlink. The news was met with much excitement and reshared by numerous airlines outlets given that United made no announcement of such a change. United Airlines confirms that free Wi-Fi on non-Starlink flights was a glitch "Hopefully this means free Internet for everyone, similar to how the other guys do it," one Reddit user wrote in reference to United's competitors like American Airlines and Delta. Other travelers reported free Wi-Fi on flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai and Washington, DC to Albuquerque, among other routes. Those on several
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- 4/21/26 - Beat
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- 4/21/26 - Form 8-K
- 4/7/26 - Form ARS
- 4/7/26 - Form DEFA14A
- UAL's page on the SEC website