--- title: "KLM Wi-Fi: free tiers, prices, streaming and how to connect" url: "https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/klm" description: "KLM Wi-Fi is free for Flying Blue members on most European flights, with Viasat. Free Starlink Wi-Fi reaches intercontinental flights from mid-2027." --- Airline · Europe # KLM Wi-Fi Since January 2026, Wi-Fi on most of KLM’s European fleet is free and unlimited for Flying Blue members, using Viasat. Free Starlink Wi-Fi follows on intercontinental flights from mid-2027. Provider [Viasat](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/viasat), [Starlink](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/starlink-aviation), [Gogo (2Ku)](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/intelsat), [Panasonic Avionics](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/panasonic-avionics) Network See connection instructions below; the network name may depend on the aircraft. Free European flights: Wi-Fi is free and unlimited for Flying Blue members on equipped aircraft, since 22 January 2026. **Checked 1 November 2026.** Prices and policies as of November 2026. ## Who provides it - **[Viasat](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/viasat)** European flights: the narrowbody and regional fleets, including KLM Cityhopper. The January 2026 plan covers 68 aircraft. - **[Starlink](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/starlink-aviation)** KLM plans a phased rollout on intercontinental flights starting in mid-2027. - **[Gogo (2Ku)](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/intelsat)** Chosen in 2016 for 29 Boeing 777s and 12 Airbus A330s. KLM’s newsroom hasn’t said since what these aircraft use. - **[Panasonic Avionics](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/panasonic-avionics)** Wi-Fi on KLM’s Boeing 787s, as of 2016. ## What’s free - **European flights:** Wi-Fi is free and unlimited for Flying Blue members on equipped aircraft, since 22 January 2026. - You need to log in with a Flying Blue account, or register for one. Viasat says passengers can sign up on the spot. - **Intercontinental flights:** a messaging pass is free on flights with Wi-Fi. Free high-speed Wi-Fi for Flying Blue members starts in mid-2027, in phases. As of November 2026. ## Prices KLM offers a free messaging pass on equipped intercontinental flights and paid internet passes. Its passenger page does not publish their prices. As of November 2026. ## Streaming and calls KLM says its free European Wi-Fi lets you stream films and series, besides email, browsing, music and games. It says the same of the free intercontinental service due from mid-2027. ## VPNs KLM doesn’t publish a VPN rule in its newsroom announcements. ## Which planes have it Half the European fleet had Wi-Fi when the free service began on 22 January 2026. All A321neo and Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, and some Boeing 737-800s, follow in the coming years. By October 2026 KLM said most of its European fleet had it. Not every aircraft does, and the European fleet has no seat-back screens. On intercontinental flights, free Wi-Fi starts on equipped aircraft from mid-2027. ## How to connect On a European flight with Wi-Fi, as KLM and Viasat describe it: 1. Connect your device to the on-board Wi-Fi. 2. Open the KLM portal and log in with your Flying Blue account. 3. If you’re not a member, register for Flying Blue in the portal. KLM says you can also sign up before the flight. KLM’s newsroom doesn’t name the Wi-Fi network or give a portal address. ## On board with Kilobat Kilobat is a Mac menu-bar app that shows what each app sends and holds back what can wait. On a plane: - **The sign-in page.** When it doesn’t open by itself, the menu bar says **This Wi-Fi wants you to sign in**, with **Open sign-in page**. Turn your VPN on after you’ve signed in. - **Mark it metered.** macOS treats plane Wi-Fi as unlimited. Mark it **Metered** in Kilobat’s Wi-Fi menu or with `kilobat networks cost metered`, and Kilobat skips its own speed tests. If automatic switching is enabled, it switches to Travel. - **Updates wait.** With Pro, paused updaters enabled and the network filter on, macOS Software Update, App Store downloads, Google Updater and Microsoft AutoUpdate wait for an unmetered network. The apps keep working. - **See what’s using it.** Every app’s upload and download, live in the menu bar, so a messaging-only plan isn’t spent on a sync you forgot. - **Send later.** A big upload, such as Dropbox syncing a folder, shows as a row with its speed. With Pro, **Send later** can hold it until you’re on unmetered Wi-Fi again, for up to eight hours while Kilobat is open. - **Know what’s slow.** Health shows latency and loss, and with Pro their history through the flight. Those measurements can help you investigate a slow connection. When Slack or Zoom won’t load, [Is it them or me?](https://kilobat.app/is-it-down) reads the service’s status page. More in [what to do before you board](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi#before-you-board). [Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.31.1.dmg?via=site) ``` brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat ``` ## Questions **Is KLM Wi-Fi free?** On equipped European flights, it’s free for Flying Blue members. On equipped intercontinental flights, messaging is free; free high-speed Wi-Fi for members starts in mid-2027. **Does KLM use Starlink?** Yes, for intercontinental flights, from mid-2027. KLM’s European Wi-Fi comes from Viasat. ## Sources - [KLM: Wi-Fi on board](https://www.klm.com/information/travel-class-extra-options/inflight-wifi) - [KLM newsroom: KLM offers free WiFi on European flights (21 January 2026)](https://news.klm.com/klm-offers-free-wifi-on-european-flights/) - [KLM newsroom: Free high-speed Wi-Fi on KLM intercontinental flights (8 October 2026)](https://news.klm.com/free-high-speed-wi-fi-on-klm-intercontinental-flights/) - [KLM newsroom: KLM introduces Wi-Fi on European flights (22 April 2021)](https://nieuws.klm.com/en/klm-introduces-wi-fi-on-european-flights/) - [KLM newsroom: Air France-KLM signs a partnership agreement with Gogo for its long-haul fleet (29 September 2016)](https://news.klm.com/air-france-klm-signs-a-partnership-agreement-with-gogo-to-equip-its-long-haul-fleet-with-wifi/) - [Viasat: KLM to accelerate free in-flight Wi-Fi across Europe (21 January 2026)](https://www.viasat.com/news/latest-news/aviation/2026/klm-to-accelerate-free-in-flight-wi-fi-offering-across-europe--p/) - [Viasat: KLM introduces Viasat in-flight Wi-Fi on European flights (22 April 2021)](https://www.viasat.com/news/latest-news/aviation/2021/klm-introduces-viasat-in-flight-wi-fi-on-european-flights/) Checked on 1 November 2026. ## More airlines - [Lufthansa](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/lufthansa): Providers and aircraft availability - [British Airways](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/british-airways): Providers and aircraft availability - [Air France](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/air-france): Providers and aircraft availability - [Turkish Airlines](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi/turkish-airlines): Providers and aircraft availability