Emirates has once again gained prestigious industry recognition at the 2006 Skytrax Awards for Airline Excellence, taking top honours in the category for Inflight Entertainment Excellence.
Emirates' award-winning entertainment system, "ice" - an acronym for information, communication and entertainment - is now offered on over 35 per cent of the fleet. It offers over 500 channels of entertainment, video and audio on demand, over 40 games and live news headlines, and is available to travellers in every class.
Customers also have access to e-mail and SMS messaging and satellite telephones. On the Emirates A340-500 there is also a WiFi e-mail service available.
Last year Emirates was adjudged the best in this category at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.
Flights to Bangalore
Emirates have announced plans to start services to the Indian city of Bangalore, from October 29 this year.
The airline will operate eight flights, offering a total weekly capacity of 2,108 seats and 120 plus tonnes of cargo in each direction.
The Bangalore flights follow closely the launch of services to Thiruvananthapuram. Emirates also operates to Chenna, Hyderabad and Cochin in India.
Emirates will use a Boeing 777-200, one of the world's most technologically advanced aircraft, to fly to Bangalore.