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Qatar Airways has set a brand new benchmark with the launch of a pioneering e-sports competitors, ‘Gaming within the Sky’, onboard a industrial plane. The bottom-breaking occasion was powered by next-generation Starlink connectivity and happened on 11 Might 2025 throughout a flight from Doha to London.
In keeping with the official press launch, the event introduced collectively a world roster of high gaming and leisure expertise, together with Tfue, Castro1021, Lisa Zimouche, Alodia Gosiengfiao, Dantic, SV2, AJ3, Aameghessib, Danny Aarons, Ffearfful, MattHDGamer, and Slater with a particular look by Oussifooty because the host. The expertise marked a brand new milestone within the convergence of aviation, leisure, and know-how.
At 35,000 toes, the airline remodeled the skies right into a aggressive gaming area as two groups — Staff Burgundy Oryx and Staff Gray Aviators — confronted off in a pleasant mid-air showdown. Enabled by Starlink’s ultra-fast, low-latency web, gamers competed in real-time with uninterrupted gameplay and stay updates on Qatar Airways’ social media channels.
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Qatar Airways Group Chief Government Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, mentioned: “At Qatar Airways, we’re consistently pushing the boundaries of what’s attainable within the sky to ship an in-flight expertise that captures the creativeness and makes you are feeling proper at house. This competitors represents a daring step into the way forward for passenger engagement and luxury when flying with Qatar Airways.”
Followers around the globe adopted the journey by means of Qatar Airways’ social media platforms, the place in-flight highlights and behind-the-scenes footage have been shared all through the flight.
The competitors happened as Qatar Airways nears completion of its Boeing 777 fleet improve with Starlink connectivity, and simply because the airline begins introducing the world’s first Airbus A350 outfitted with Starlink. This strategic step will enable extra passengers to get pleasure from absolutely complimentary, ultra-fast Wi-Fi for streaming, gaming, and dealing seamlessly at 35,000 toes, additional cementing Qatar Airways’ place on the forefront of aviation know-how and passenger expertise.
Qatar Airways is at the moment the biggest world airline and the primary and solely within the MENA area providing Starlink’s high-speed web on-board. The multiple-award-winning airline additionally operates the biggest Starlink-equipped fleet of widebody plane and is the primary on this planet to equip Airbus A350 fleet with Starlink connectivity.
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