Emirates Clinches Top Honors for Inflight Entertainment at 2024 Airline Excellence Awards

Friday, March 22, 2024

This week, Emirates secured the prestigious title of ‘Best Inflight Entertainment’ at the 2024 Airline Excellence Awards by Airline Ratings, with the announcement made online.

The airline emerged victorious in the inflight entertainment category, outperforming a broad array of international contenders, thanks to its unparalleled selection of 6,500 channels. This extensive range of premium and critically acclaimed content positions Emirates as the carrier with the largest entertainment library in the skies, solidifying its status as the unequivocal choice for the ‘Best Inflight Entertainment’ accolade.

Passengers on Emirates flights have access to an unrivaled entertainment repository, featuring:

• A vast collection of over 2,000 movies from Hollywood and around the world, including winners of the 2024 Academy Awards®.
• Comprehensive series and box sets from top-tier platforms and media houses like HBO Max, Discovery+, BBC, Bloomberg Originals, and Shahid.
• A selection of over 200 documentary films and series.
• An array of more than 150 Arabic movies and TV programs, with a special focus on Emirati cinema.
• Bollywood and South Asian cinematic and television content in 13 languages, totaling over 300 titles.
• An international film selection in more than 50 languages, offering over 600 movies from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
• Accessibility features in over 300 movies with Closed Captions and 140 with Audio Description for visually impaired guests.
• High-quality Emirates headphones are provided across all cabin classes, with First Class passengers enjoying premium Bowers & Wilkins E1 noise-cancelling headphones, engineered exclusively for Emirates by the acclaimed British audio specialists.
• Kid-friendly Emirates headphones.
• Hearing aid-compatible headphones in the ‘T’ setting.
• A music library featuring over 3,500 albums and expertly crafted playlists.
• Real-time entertainment with 5 live TV channels, including news and live sports.
• An extensive range of channels dedicated to kids and family entertainment, including shows for toddlers.
• Content focused on happiness, wellbeing, and personal growth from brands like LinkedIn Learning and Mindvalley.
• A diverse selection of podcasts and audiobooks, including Emirates World, showcasing Dubai and engaging with global leaders.
• An inflight airshow feature, enabling passengers to track their flight’s journey and view the earth from 40,000 feet via external cameras.
• Free Wi-Fi connectivity for Emirates Skywards members onboard.

Emirates consistently refreshes its inflight entertainment offerings, adding hundreds of new movies, TV episodes, podcasts, and music channels monthly, in partnership with leading content providers. Prior to flying, customers can personalize their viewing preferences through the Emirates app, syncing their selections with the inflight system upon boarding for a seamless experience.

The airline’s commitment to inflight entertainment innovation dates back nearly three decades, pioneering the introduction of seat-back videos in economy class. Emirates also leads in accessibility, being the first airline to introduce movies with Audio Descriptive soundtracks and Closed Captions on its inflight systems.

Airlineratings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas commented on the award;

“Our editors were unanimous in their praise for Emirates ice system as a step above. That early investment in inflight entertainment has paid off for Emirates and just when you think it can’t do it better – it lifts the bar once again.”

The AirlineRatings.com Airline Excellence Awards, adjudged by an experienced editorial team, assess airlines based on various criteria, including product and safety ratings, passenger reviews on AirlineRatings.com and Trip Advisor, and overall financial performance.

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