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Emirates has clinched the Best Entertainment award at the 2019 Global Passenger Choice Awards held during the APEX EXPO in Boston – the airline’s second consecutive such award.

The airline was also given a Five-Star Global Airline official airline rating, the highest rating in the first airline rating program based solely on verified and certified passenger feedback.

Emirates’ inflight entertainment system, ice, features up to 3500 channels of entertainment – including the latest movies from around the world in over 40 languages, numerous award-winning TV box sets, a huge music collection and over 100 games.

In the last year, the airline added more than 1000 channels to provide customers with a varied range of entertainment options.

ice also features expert-led LinkedIn Learning courses that cover topics such as Leadership, General Management and Marketing; as well as uTalk language courses offering lessons for beginners.

Over 170 aircraft are equipped with Live TV featuring sports tournaments as they happen and real time news updates.

Patrick Brannelly, Emirates’ Divisional Vice President, Customer Experience (IFEC) accepting the Best Entertainment award from ceremony emcee Brian Kelly, CEO The Points Guy at the APEX 2019 Global Passenger Ch – Copy

Wi-Fi is available on over 99% of the Emirates fleet and customers across all cabins can enjoy 20mb of free data. Emirates Skywards members can enjoy unlimited free Wi-Fi or discounted data plans throughout their flight, depending upon their tier and the cabin that they are flying in. Each month over a million passengers connect while travelling on Emirates.

Edited by Peter Needham