You can now watch the Star Wars movies on board Emirates
38 years since the premiere of the first Star Wars movie, Emirates is now offering the opportunity to see all of the first six films in the air.
Emirates has signed an agreement to show all Star Wars movies to its passengers, with the exception of the cinema-current movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It is the first time all the films will be available on Emirates’ entertainment system. The films in question are Star Wars: A New Hope (1977); Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983); Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999); Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005). “We always aim to offer our passengers the best content on board and are delighted to bring the first six Star Wars movies to our screens. With a total run time of over 13 hours, customers could watch all six films at one go on some of our long haul flights. It will allow Star Wars enthusiasts to re-watch the classic films and gives others a chance to see why these movies have such a huge fan base worldwide,” said Patrick Brannelly, Emirates’ divisional vice president – customer experience. From January 2016, the two trilogies will strengthen an award-winning range of over 2,000 channels of entertainment and more than 500 different films. The extremely anticipated sequel, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will also be available to Emirates' passengers early in 2016. “All the attention that the latest film from the Star Wars universe has received is evidence that this is a unique specimen of a film series, and we believe many of our passengers will be pleased,” added Brannelly.
