Up to 600 hours of free, on-demand digital entertainment at each
customer's fingertips
MONTREAL, May 1, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada today expanded the
selection on its In-flight Entertainment System to offer customers
twice as many movies to choose from than before. The enriched
personalized seatback system will give each customer free access to a
menu of up to 150 movies designed to suit every taste, ranging from the
latest Hollywood blockbuster to classic art house and international
films.
"Air Canada customers already love our award winning, seatback
entertainment system because of the wide variety of movies, television
and music it provides on-demand in a digital format. To further
solidify our industry-leading position we have doubled our movie
selection and increased our TV content to create one of the best
on-board entertainment experiences available anywhere. Our on-board
entertainment is available gate-to-gate and is free of charge to all
customers," said Craig Landry, Vice President of Marketing at Air
Canada.
Highlights of Air Canada's In-flight Entertainment expansion include:
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Doubling the number of available movie titles to 150 from 72 on
international flights and to 63 titles from 31 on North American
flights.
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Broadening the selection of movies in all categories, including
contemporary theatre releases and classics in every genre, from avant
garde and art house to international cinema, with movies available in
more than 20 languages.
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A wide selection of Canadian films and shorts, including winners from
the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival, giving Canadian artists broad
exposure to Air Canada's 33 million customers each year.
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New features such as monthly themed Spotlight movies and TV series box
sets in comedy and drama that will let customers discover new series or
catch up on episodes of their favourite shows.
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Together with a selection of 100 albums and 12 channels of satellite
radio music, Air Canada is now offering customers up to 600 hours of
digital entertainment available on-demand at the touch of a finger.
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international airline
serving more than 180 destinations on five continents. Canada's flag
carrier is the 15th largest commercial airline in the world and in 2011
served more than 33 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled
passenger service directly to 60 Canadian cities, 57 destinations in
the United States and 63 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia,
Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada is a
founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air
transportation network serving 1,290 destinations in 189 countries. In
2011, Air Canada was ranked Best International Airline in North America
in a worldwide survey of more than 18 million airline passengers
conducted by independent research firm Skytrax.
