Emirates wins top inflight entertainment award
Dubai’s carrier offers 6,500 channels
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has been crowned the global victor at the 2024 AirlineRatings.com Airline Excellence Awards, clinching the ‘Best Inflight Entertainment Award’.
The online announcement highlights Emirates’ unrivalled position at the forefront of inflight entertainment.
An editorial team determines the AirlineRatings.com Airline Excellence Awards, utilising comprehensive criteria.
This includes product offerings, safety ratings, customer reviews on platforms like AirlineRatings.com and TripAdvisor, and the airlines’ overall profitability, ensuring a well-rounded evaluation of the industry’s best.
The Dubai-based carrier emerged as the winner against a competitive field of international airlines, thanks to its expansive selection of inflight 6,500 channels.
Large library
This vast library, currently the largest in the aviation industry, includes high-quality and critically acclaimed content, solidifying Emirates’ lead in the category.
Emirates’ dedication to enhancing passenger experience is evident in its monthly updates to the inflight entertainment system, known as ice.
By adding hundreds of new movies, TV shows, podcasts, and music channels and forging exclusive partnerships with premier content providers, Emirates ensures its passengers can access the best in-flight entertainment.
Additionally, travellers can personalise their viewing experience through the Emirates app, allowing them to pre-select their entertainment choices and synchronise them with the ice system upon boarding.
Emirates’ journey in inflight entertainment began three decades ago when it pioneered the introduction of seat-back videos in economy class.
The airline continues to lead in innovation and accessibility, being the first to introduce features like Audio Descriptive soundtracks and Closed Captions for movies, catering to passengers of determination.
Geoffrey Thomas, Editor-in-Chief of AirlineRatings.com, lauded Emirates’ inflight system, ice, acknowledging the airline’s continuous efforts to elevate the passenger experience.
“Our editors were unanimous in their praise for Emirates’ ice system as a step above,” he stated, continually underscoring the airline’s ability to surpass expectations. Featured image: A visitor experiences Emirates’ inflight ice offering at the carrier’s pavilion at Dubai Airshow 2021. Credit: Arnold Pinto
