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This question really depends on what type of plane you mean, I will answer Commercial planes for everyday people

The speed of light is approximately 186,000 miles a second or 669600000 mph / 299,792,458 meters per second.

A commercial plane like a 747 passenger plane that you might use to go on holiday travels at around 800mph. (top speed)

669600000mph (speed of light) - 800mph (average plane speed) = 669599200.

The speed light is roughly 669599200MPH faster.

According to relativity, the speed of light is precisely the speed of light faster than a plane, to the observers in the plane. The above answer is only correct for an outside observer in a particular reference frame.

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