Emirates has upgraded the in-flight entertainment systems on its new Boeing 777 fleet, with larger seatback screens.
Passengers will now be offered 27-inch screens in first class, 20-inch in business class and 12.1 inch in economy class. The economy class screen, which has increased in size from the previous 10.9 inch monitor, is now the biggest economy seatback screen in the world. All screens are now HD.
The new hardware will complement Emirates’ new Graphical User Interface (GUI) – a tablet-style entertainment system that offers a choice of more than 1,300 channels of entertainment, including in excess of 300 movies, as well as SMS and email messaging services and live text news.
“Emirates’ goal is to ensure maximum comfort and choice for passengers during their in-flight entertainment, communications and in-flight experience,” said Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Executive Vice President Operations & Engineering. “In this, like other areas of its operation, Emirates seeks to lead the industry; enabling our customers to get the very most out of their Emirates journey.”
Following the B777 roll-out, the larger screens and GUI will be introduced Emirates’ A380 aircraft.
