- Spotify and United Airlines have announced a new partnership that improves entertainment in flight for passengers
- You can now access more than 450 hours of flight in flight, including organized reading lists, audio books and video podcasts – The first for any airline
- In 2026, passengers will be able to connect to their own Spotify account on file screens to resume where they had stopped with their favorite music and podcasts
Spotify has announced a new partnership with United Airlines which aims to improve your flight experience by giving you access to free content on board. Now passengers will be able to broadcast more than 450 hours Reading lists, podcasts and audio books organized on Spotify for free on more than 130,000 seat file screens.
Spotify is already available on flight entertainment systems of several other airlines, including Emirates, Delta Airlines and Virgin America – although they do not offer video podcasts.
In Spotify’s blog, the streaming platform said that this collaboration “marks the first time [we’ve] Offered audio books and video podcasts aboard an airline ‘. Passengers will have access to a selection of titles, including popular programs, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, Dave Chang Show and the comments section with Drew Afialo.
But that’s not all. This new partnership will also allow travelers to disseminate planes equipped with Starlink Diffuse Spotify on their personal devices between the doors – without interruptions and free.
The only requirement is that you connect to your MileagePlus account, the United Flyy program of United and that you accept the terms and conditions. From there, you can broadcast content in Spotify as usual on the Starlink network.
Following these announcements, the CEO of Mileageplus, Richard Nunn, comment on the collaboration: “Spotify has a huge audience and people love their content. And now our customers can appreciate everything in a simple and easy way, at 35,000 feet ”.
There is more to come …
Regarding United’s new collaboration with one of the best music streaming services, this is only the start of their growing relationship and in 2026, users will be able to have more freedom with the Spotify in flight they choose to disseminate.
Next year, passengers will be able to use their personal devices to connect to the Spotify application in the United Entessation Entertainment System to display their account on the folder screen. The objective is to allow united passengers with a Spotify premium to access and take advantage of their own personal content beyond what is already available for free on the United System.
Having this freedom will allow you to resume where you stopped with your favorite albums, audio books and podcasts, and you give wider access to the Spotify content when you fly. Although we do not know if the Spotify in flight of United is supported by advertising, we will bring you updates as soon as more details are announced.
