British Airways has announced it will provide free onboard wifi fast enough to stream videos after its parent company signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink.

The airline said it will start rolling out the technology on flights from next year, as part of a “£7 billion transformation”.

Its owner, International Airlines Group , has reached a deal with Starlink to provide internet connectivity on more than 500 aircraft across its carriers.

Starlink, which uses thousands of satellites orbiting Earth , is owned by Mr Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company.

British Airways said passengers will have access to free wifi “whichever cabin they’re travelling in”, and without needing a “special login”.

The airline currently offers limited wifi through its .air service on most of its aircraf

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