Qantas Airways has included content from Foxtel, Netflix and Spotify in its inflight entertainment system onboard wifi-enabled domestic flights, offering passengers a wide variety of shows, live sport, and music options.

With speeds up to 10 times faster than conventional inflight wifi, Qantas will offer customers video and audio streaming on its first domestic aircraft later this month. The rest of the airline’s fleet of domestic Boeing 737 and Airbus A330 aircraft will follow from mid-2017 onwards.

The faster connection speeds, which enable streaming, are made possible through the nbn Sky Muster satellite service and represent a significant upgrade over older satellite technology accessed by most airlines around the world. The service uses idle data capacity, with the signal reaching the aircraft as it flies through the satellite’s 101 spot beams across Australia.

Customers can log on to the Qantas inflight wifi via their own devices and will be greeted by a landing page with a range of options. As well as links to access Netflix, Spotify, and Foxtel, this page will feature real-time flight data; hotel, restaurant and transport options at customers’ destination; and personalised information linked to the itinerary and Frequent Flyer account. Streaming of Sky News Australia will also be available.

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