Emirates Wins Best Inflight Entertainment Award At 2024 Excellence Awards

Emirates achieved a significant victory in the aviation sector by being named the global winner of the 'Best Inflight Entertainment Award' in the Airline Ratings 2024 Airline Excellence Awards. This honor was announced online, highlighting Emirates' prominent position in the airline industry.

The award was secured by Emirates for its inflight entertainment system, which boasts the world's largest library in the sky with over 6,500 channels of high-quality and acclaimed content. This extensive collection includes more than 2,000 Hollywood and internationally acclaimed movies, featuring 2024 Academy Award® winning films. Additionally, customers have access to hundreds of complete TV series and full box sets from renowned streaming platforms and media brands such as HBO Max, Discovery+, BBC, Bloomberg Originals, and Shahid.

The entertainment options extend to over 200 documentary movies and TV docu-series, more than 150 Arabic movies and TV shows, and over 300 Bollywood and South Asian movies and TV shows in 13 languages. Global cinema is well-represented with more than 600 international movies in over 50 languages. The system also includes over 300 movies with 'Closed Captions' and 140 movies with 'Audio Description' to cater to the visually impaired.

For the best audio experience, Emirates provides headphones in all cabin classes, featuring premium Bowers & Wilkins E1 headphones in First Class, designed exclusively for Emirates with noise-cancelling technology. Children's comfort is also considered with specially designed headphones, which are compatible with hearing aids.

Moreover, passengers can enjoy a music library of over 3,500 albums, 5 channels of live TV, over 250 dedicated kids and family channels, and a variety of wellbeing and self-development content. The inflight airshow capability allows customers to follow their flight's progress and view the world from 40,000ft through external cameras. Emirates Skywards members benefit from free Wi-Fi connectivity onboard.

Emirates is committed to updating its inflight content monthly, securing exclusive partnerships, and allowing customers to pre-select their entertainment through the Emirates app. This initiative underscores Emirates’ dedication to enhancing the travel experience.

The airline's journey in inflight entertainment began almost 30 years ago, marking it as a pioneer in the industry. Emirates has consistently set standards in accessibility, being the first airline to introduce Audio Descriptive soundtracks and Closed Captions for movies in its entertainment system.

Geoffrey Thomas, Editor-in-Chief of Airlineratings.com, praised Emirates' inflight entertainment system, noting its superiority and the airline's continuous efforts to elevate the passenger experience.

The AirlineRatings.com Airline Excellence Awards are assessed by an experienced editorial team, based on criteria encompassing product and safety ratings, passenger reviews, and overall profitability, highlighting Emirates' commendable achievement in the aviation industry.