Passengers ranked the top 10 airlines with the best in-flight WiFi. Elon Musk's Starlink is all over the list.

Airlines are upgrading their in-flight WiFi offerings. eastwest photo/Getty Images Skytrax's World Airline Awards introduced a new award in 2026: World's Best Onboard WiFi.

Qatar Airways won first place, followed by Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

Seven out of the top 10 airlines are partnered with Elon Musk's Starlink.

Move aside priority boarding and extra legroom — airlines are investing in high-speed in-flight WiFi as a key amenity to attract customers.

This year, Skytrax's World Airline Awards added a World's Best Onboard WiFi category "to reflect the importance to today's customer experience of fast and free onboard connectivity," Skytrax wrote in a press release.

The ranking was determined by surveying passengers from over 100 nationalities between September 2025 and August 2026 in the world's largest airline passenger satisfaction survey.

One WiFi provider popped up again and again in Skytrax's ranking of winning airlines: Starlink.

Of the top 10 airlines recognized for having the best in-flight WiFi offerings, seven have partnerships with Elon Musk's high-speed internet company — an indication of how Starlink is cornering the market.

Over 40 carriers worldwide have partnered with Starlink, which provides streaming-quality WiFi on flights via its network of over 11,000 satellites.

Here are the top 10 airlines with the best onboard WiFi, ranked by passengers.

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Emirates A Boeing 777-300ER aircraft operated by Emirates, registration A6-ENM, takes off from Warsaw Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland, on May 3, 2026.

The airplane is operating flight EK180 to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Getty Images Emirates was one of the first airlines to offer Starlink WiFi on its A380 aircraft, and plans to add Starlink to its fleet by mid-2027.

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