Atmos™ Rewards members now unlock free inflight Wi-Fi on Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, thanks to T-Mobile

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines today announced major progress in the rollout of free, lightning-fast Wi-Fi across the combined fleet, with approximately 150 aircraft now equipped — putting the airline ahead of schedule in enhancing connectivity and delivering an industry-leading guest experience. The milestone positions Alaska and Hawaiian among the first to offer ultra-fast, free inflight Wi-Fi across their fleet.

As part of this rollout, Alaska and Hawaiian are introducing a new onboard portal beginning in June that makes it easy for guests to access fast, complimentary inflight Wi‑Fi by joining Atmos™ Rewards, the airline’s combined loyalty program. The experience will become standard across Starlink-equipped flights by mid-July, with existing Atmos Rewards members connecting automatically through a streamlined interface and new guests able to sign up in just a few steps. Enrollment in Atmos Rewards, which is this year’s winner of NerdWallet’s Best Airline Rewards Program, is free and can be completed in just seconds before or during travel. The airline’s inflight Wi-Fi, which is complimentary thanks to T-Mobile, is powered by Starlink – the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky. 

Following Hawaiian’s lead in becoming the first U.S.-based major airline to bring Starlink to the skies in 2024, Alaska began installation of high-speed Wi-Fi service on its fleet late last year. Within months, Alaska became the first U.S. carrier to install Starlink across its entire regional jet fleet. With installations now underway across the mainline fleet, Alaska is on track to bring Starlink to its entire widebody fleet this fall and operate more Starlink-equipped departures from Hawai‘i, Portland, San Diego and Seattle than any other airline. This includes its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, operated on the carrier’s long-haul international flights between Seattle and Incheon-Seoul, London, Rome and Tokyo beginning this fall. The airline expects to complete installation across the remaining mainline fleet by 2027.

Now guests can follow Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines’ Wi-Fi installation progress with this tracker. Compared to legacy inflight Wi-Fi systems, Starlink offers low latency and significantly faster speeds, allowing guests to stream, browse and scroll just like at home – part of Alaska and Hawaiian’s investment in its evolution into a global premium carrier with the guest in mind every step of the journey.

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