EMIRATES WINS 2009 BEST AIRLINE INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT AWARD

Emirates were named winner of Best Airline Inflight Entertainment - for the 6th time in ten years. Edward Plaisted (CEO of Skytrax) said: "in recent years the importance of inflight entertainment across the typical air travel experience has grown considerably and this repeat win demonstrates that Emirates remain at the forefront in delivering exceptional standards of entertainment options to their customers".

Survey respondents nominated airlines for the Best Inflight Entertainment Awards, based upon the Quality attributes for the different factors listed below:

  Best total quality of Inflight Entertainment
  Best selection of movies - (incl language choices)
  Best selection of TV / documentary programmes
  Best selection of Audio programming
  Best selection of Games /  other interactive options
  Reliability of AVOD programming
  Ease of usage for AVOD
  Size and clarity of PTV screen
  Quality of headset / sound quality




 

The winners of 2009 Skytrax World Airline Awards include Aegean Airlines, Air Arabia, Air Berlin, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, AirAsia, Asiana Airlines, Bangkok Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines, Continental Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, easyJet, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Finnair, Jet Airways, jetBlue Airways, JetStar Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Kingfisher Red, Kulula.com, LAN Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Porter Airlines, Qantas Airways, Qatar Airways, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines, Skymark Airlines, South African Airways, Spring Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, TACA, Thai Airways, Transero Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Volaris, Webjet, Wizz Air

Further enquiries should be directed to:

Mr Peter Miller
Marketing Director
SKYTRAX RESEARCH
E-mail: miller@airlinequality.com