DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways is offering a staggering choice of up to 3,000 inflight entertainment options on board its flights, providing its passengers with one of the world’s largest and best inflight entertainment libraries. The Doha-based airline which launched Oryx One, an enhanced interface for its inflight entertainment system in 2015, has increased its on board entertainment options from March, offering a wide selection of up to 550 movies, 1,400 episodes of TV shows, 1,000 audio selections, and 50 games.
Passengers travelling with Qatar Airways in March will also be delighted to discover the full collection of seven Star Wars movies on board, including the latest instalment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Other premieres on board for the month of March include: the final part of the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay Part Two; Creed; The 33; Trumbo; and Macbeth. The latest family movies on board include: Alvin the Chipmunks Road Chip; The Good Dinosaur; The Peanuts Movie; and Pan.
Qatar Airways has one of the most extensive selections of entertainment available in the skies on its award-winning Oryx One inflight entertainment platform. As well as the full Star Wars collection, passengers can enjoy the full box set of Marvel movies, all the Harry Potter movies and 10 of the best James Bond movies, including the most recent instalment in the franchise - Spectre.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker said that the stepping up of inflight entertainment options for the airline’s passengers reaffirms Qatar Airways’ commitment to continuously upgrade its product offerings.
“One of the reasons why we remain one of the world’s favourite airlines is because we constantly keep looking for ways to enhance the inflight experience of our passengers. With our on board content, we aim to offer something for passengers of all ages, and now with this increased content, our customers will be able to experience new entertainment options every time they travel. Going to their favourite places for leisure or business will now be more interesting, entertaining and relaxing,” said H.E. Mr. Al Baker.
“We are happy to bring Star Wars: The Force Awakens on board as the latest addition to our innovative on board entertainment system, Oryx One. Stars Wars fans can now choose from the full collection of all seven movies to watch during their flights as well as the many other entertainment options on board,” said Ms. Salam Alshawa, Qatar Airways Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications. “Offering a wide selection of movies, TV, games and music on board is a key element in providing our passengers with the ultimate comfort on board all Qatar Airways flights, and we continue to update our collection every month to keep the selection fresh and current.”
Qatar Airways launched Oryx One, an enhanced interface for its inflight entertainment system, in 2015 and was recently recognised for its Middle East Content Innovation at the third annual Inflight workshop and awards held in partnership with F&E Aerospace, the organisers of Aircraft Interiors Middle East.
Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served by its B787, A350, A380, A319 as well as select A320 and A330 aircraft can also stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the five-star airline’s on-board Wi-Fi and GSM service.
Qatar Airways recently announced that Ooredoo, the fastest-growing telecommunications company in the world, will be the exclusive three-year sponsor of on board Wi-Fi across the airline’s state-of-the-art fleet. Qatar Airways passengers on all connected aircraft enjoy free Wi-Fi for the first 15 minutes courtesy of Ooredoo. For those passengers who wish to remain connected in the air, Qatar Airways offers a customer-friendly and easy payment programme, based on the amount of time needed. One hour of connectivity is just USD$ 5; three hours of connectivity is just USD$ 10; and for passengers on longer Qatar Airways flights, a set price of USD$ 20 for the duration of their trip is available, regardless of the number of hours used. Guests in Qatar Airways First Class cabin on board the airline’s A380 will enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi for the duration of their trip.
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Notes to Editors:
Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is one of the fastest growing airlines operating one of the youngest fleets in the world. Now in its 19th year of operations, Qatar Airways has a modern fleet of 177 aircraft flying to more than 150 key business and leisure destinations across six continents. Qatar Airways won Airline of the Year, Best Business Class Airline Seat and Best Airline in the Middle East at the 2015 Skytrax Awards. This is the third time the airline won the accolade of Airline of the Year.
Qatar Airways is a member of the oneworld global alliance. The award-winning alliance was named the World’s Best Airline Alliance 2015 by Skytrax for the third year running. Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join global airline alliance, oneworld, enabling its passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 airports in more than 150 countries, with 14,250 daily departures.
In 2015 Qatar Airways launched Oryx One, an enhanced interface for its inflight entertainment system, increasing the number of movies and TV shows on board from 950 to up to 2,000. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served by its B787, A350, A380, A319 as well as select A320 and A330 aircraft can also stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the five-star airline’s on board Wi-Fi and GSM service.
Qatar Airways is one of the world’s leaders in sponsoring global sporting events, including the strategic team sponsorships of FC Barcelona and Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia FC. Qatar Airways’ strategy reflects the values of sports as a means of bringing people together, something at the core of the airline’s own brand message - Going Places Together.
Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s third largest cargo carrier, serves more than 45 exclusive freighter destinations worldwide via its Doha hub and also delivers freight to more than 150 key business and leisure destinations globally on 177 aircraft. The Qatar Airways Cargo fleet now includes seven Airbus 330, eight Boeing 777 freighters and one Boeing 747 freighter.
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