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.

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.

If you frequently travel with United Airlines, you can now look forward to an enhanced in-flight entertainment experience, thanks to a new partnership between Spotify and United. The collaboration, announced on 5 June 2025, brings curated audio and video content directly to passengers, setting a new standard for travel entertainment at 35,000 feet.