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Does Cathay Pacific have Wi-Fi on the Airbus A350?

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Yes. Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350 has Wi-Fi on board. The system on board: Panasonic Avionics eXConnect Ku-band.

Sourced from trade reporting · as of 2026-08

What you can do on board

Good for

  • Email & chat
  • Browsing

Not for

  • Video calls
  • Live streaming

The system on Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350

Panasonic Avionics eXConnect Ku-band

Latency: roughly 600ms and up (high orbit).

  • ·Paid by default…
  • ·Free for First and Business, for Diamond members, since 19 Dec 2025 for Gold members in any cabin, and for Premium…

Cost and access are Cathay Pacific's fleet-wide terms; the verdict above is specific to the Airbus A350.

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Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 Wi-Fi questions

Does Cathay Pacific have Wi-Fi on the Airbus A350?

Yes. Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350 has Wi-Fi on board. The system on board: Panasonic Avionics eXConnect Ku-band.

Is Cathay Pacific Wi-Fi free on the Airbus A350?

Paid by default (US$3.95 messaging, US$9.95/1h, US$12.95 full flight under 6h, US$19.95-24.95 full flight over 6h, no data caps); free for First and Business, for Diamond members, since 19 Dec 2025 for Gold members in any cabin, and for Premium Economy when a Cathay membership number is attached to the booking. These terms are Cathay Pacific's fleet-wide policy; the Airbus A350 follows them.

Can you make video calls on Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350?

Not reliably. Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350 runs high-orbit satellite wifi, where the lag breaks live calls even when browsing is fine.

Sources

Cathay Pacific does not publish its Wi-Fi terms in a form we could cite, so this entry rests on aviation trade reporting rather than the airline's own pages. See the methodology.

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