EMIRATES WINS 2009 BEST AIRLINE INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT AWARD

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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".

BEST INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
Rank	Airline	2008
1	Emirates	1
2	Singapore Airlines	2
3	Virgin Atlantic	4
4	Cathay Pacific	3
5	Qatar Airways	6
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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

The World Airline Awards are the most recognised global recognition of airline excellence for front-line product and customer service