KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 -- Qatar Airways has completed its deployment of Starlink satellite connectivity across its entire Boeing 777 fleet and it claims to be the first airline to globally operate over 50 widebody aircraft with the high-speed satellite service.

With Starlink service on board, passengers can enjoy complimentary, gate-to-gate WiFi with speeds of up to 500Mbps.

According to the airline, the Starlink rollout was completed ahead of schedule in just 9 months without any disruption to its airline operations. It added that it remains the leader in in-flight innovation and the only Middle East and North Africa (MENA) carrier to offer Starlink connectivity.

The Starlink installation on 54 Boeing 777 aircraft was originally schedu...