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United Airlines is moving forward with a plan to offer free in-flight internet to its loyalty rewards members through a partnership with Starlink, the satellite internet provider owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Five passengers onboard a United Airlines flight heading to Houston from Springfield, Missouri, were injured on Sunday, March 2, due to severe turbulence, according to local media reports.

The move is part of a broader deal to equip United’s entire fleet of more than 1,000 planes with terminals made by SpaceX.

A United Airlines flight carrying nearly 200 passengers made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport after a "possible mechanical issue" mid-flight, the airline said.

Tens of thousands of runners are expected to take to the streets once again on Sunday, March 16 for the 13.1 mile race through Brooklyn and Manhattan.

United's 737-800 fleet operates on various routes from Dulles, with San Francisco being the longest route at 2,419 miles.

United Airlines Flight 1544 took off from the New Jersey airport just before 6 a.m. but turned back about an hour into the flight after suffering a mechanical problem.