Emirates Airlines

“Ice” doesn’t just refer to passengers’ diamonds; on Emirates, it stands for what their on-demand system provides: information, communication and entertainment. Send text messages, watch one of 500 channels or check the latest BBC headlines via a live link. Plus, there’s a very local form of communication: Passengers can phone each other, within the same—or between—class cabins. The airline adds another twist to in-flight “entertainment" on a more subliminal level, with ceiling panels that imitate a nighttime sky full of twinkling stars.

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