The airline adds the streaming-music service to its seatback entertainment menu, at first with a set menu of cached content. I tried it out on a recent flight.

United Airlines has partnered with Spotify to offer passengers in-flight access to podcasts, audiobooks, and music playlists on 680 aircraft for free, with new features allowing the use of personal devices and Starlink Wi-Fi expected by 2025.

In brief: United Airlines has teamed up with Spotify to make in-flight travel more entertaining. From today, passengers on United flights will have access to more than 450 hours of curated playlists, including audiobooks and video podcasts, via seatback screens.