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The Best Airlines for Inflight Entertainment

1. Emirates

Emirates is voted by passengers as the airline with the Best Inflight Entertainment for 11 years running. The Award for the world's "Best Airline Inflight Entertainment" is a coveted Quality distinction and a very competitive aspect of today's air travel experience. The award recognises airlines delivering the best choice and quality of inflight entertainment, and with due regard to the global nature of air travel. From the choice and currency of movies, TV programmes, music and games through to the availability and functionality of onboard wifi, this is about honouring those airlines that seek to deliver a fantastic experience to their passengers.

2. Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways, has announced a schedule of five-star in-flight entertainment for its passengers on board its flights from January 2015. Ten new movie premieres from around the world debuted on Oryx Entertainment at the beginning of January. Animated films, The Boxtrolls and The Book of Life are for the children, while adults can choose from movies such as A Walk Among the Tombstones starring Liam Neeson, Reese Witherspoon’s latest film -- The Good Lie, The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington, Joe starring Nicolas Cage, No Good Deed, etc. Comedy options include Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Hector and the Search For Happiness. The Skeleton Twins will also premiere on Oryx Entertainment in January 2015. Qatar Airways will also be showing the US television series New Girl's three latest episodes from the brand new season. Bollywood fans will enjoy viewing 2014 action hit Kick starring Salman Khan.

 

3. Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines presents the new KrisWorld - the most powerful and advanced inflight entertainment system in the world. Powered by the latest eX2™ inflight entertainment system (IFE) from Panasonic Avionics Corporation, the new KrisWorld offers more than 1000 on-demand options, as well as features never before seen in previous IFE systems.
Available to all three classes, the extensive selection includes more movies, TV programmes, interactive games, audio CDs and hosted radio programming, as well as a variety of learning applications. 


Other features include larger, 1280 x 768 high-resolution screens across all three classes, sleek and compact handsets with intuitive controls, external USB ports, as well as custom designed premium active noise cancellation headphones from Phitek for First and Business Class customers. The new KrisWorld also serves as a
personal media player, photo-viewer or PDF reader. 


Singapore Airlines is the first in the world to launch the eX2 inflight entertainment system. The new KrisWorld can be found on Singapore Airlines’ Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A380, the all-Business Class Airbus A340-500, and the latest
addition to the fleet – the Airbus A330-300. Both the A340-500 and A330-300 aircraft feature iPod and iPhone connectivity.


Customers travelling on Singapore Airlines’ B747-400, and selected B777 can also enjoy up to 80 movies, 108 TV programmes, 180 CD albums and audio books, audio programming, as well as 55 of the most popular interactive games on the aircraft’s KrisWorld that is based on Panasonic Avionics Corporations’ S3000 and S3000i systems.