EasyJet joins the ranks of budget airlines installing Starlink — and puts pressure on its rival Ryanair
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EasyJet's Starlink announcement means two of Europe's three biggest budget airlines have signed up, putting pressure on the top dog, Ryanair.
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EasyJet's Starlink deal is a potential edge over Ryanair, Europe's dominant budget airline.Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Getty ImagesEasyJet announced a deal with Starlink on Monday.It means two of Europe's three major budget airlines have now signed up for Elon Musk's service.The move puts pressure on budget titan Ryanair after its CEO feuded with Musk over Starlink.Elon Musk's Starlink has won its latest customer, a budget airline that could put pressure on one of the WiFi service's biggest critics.EasyJet announced on Monday that the high-speed WiFi service would be deployed on its airplanes from the first half of next year. The British airline, which carries 100 million passengers a year, hopes to have Starlink installed across its 300-strong fleet by early 2028.The deal means two of Europe's three biggest budget airlines have committed to Starlink.Wizz Air, a Hungarian carrier that flies about 70 million passengers a year, signed up in June.That leaves Ryanair, the continent's…