Aer Lingus first Starlink flight. Aer Lingus Customers flying from Dublin to New York JFK via Aer Lingus flight EI105 on Sunday were the first to try out the fast internet. The Irish airline introduced the new service after joining forces with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet system. The tech billionaire’s company is a constellation of over 10,000 satellites that orbit the Earth at around 550 km, providing low-latency connectivity. Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish! Jameson and Jack Daniel's owners in talks about possible merger Ms Embleton added that as the airline marks 90 years in operation, the addition of Starlink is "just one of a number of improvements" being introduced. The news comes just months after Starlink boss Elon Musk clashed with Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary. The feud came following Ryanair’s opposition of the in-flight Wi-Fi, with O’Leary noting it was too expensive for the budget business model. A war of words ensued with Musk taking to X and saying he wanted to buy the airline and "put a Ryan in charge." Elsewhere, Ryanair launched a "Great Idiots" sale in honour of Musk. 100,000 seats were sold for €16.99. O’Leary extended a ‘free ticket’ to Musk as part of the promotion. Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish!