Air Canada expands its in-flight entertainment system offerings to include original productions Audible including audio books and podcasts. AC is proud to be the first airline to do this.
Audible’s new content enriches Air Canada’s in-flight entertainment system with dynamic, high-quality audio content across many categories such as sports, crime documentaries, family shows or comedies, to provide passengers with immersive in-flight entertainment to help them relax during their flight.
Air Canada emphasizes that this collaboration with a leading provider of high-quality audio content represents the latest investment in its award-winning customer experience. The airline says it has doubled the content of its inflight entertainment system since last year, with more than 2,500 hours of films, TV series, music and podcasts.
An important part of the onboard experience
John MoodyGeneral Manager – Product Design at Air Canada, emphasizes that entertainment is an important part of the inflight experience.
“With growing interest in audio format, the addition of inspiring and interesting articles and interviews in audio format enriches the diverse content offering of our unrivaled programming. »
Sports, crime documentaries, family, well-being, action, comedies…
Air Canada’s collaboration with Audible will initially add approximately 160 hours of original productions, including audiobooks and podcasts, to the already more than 2,500 hours of inflight entertainment – in addition to 420 films, 1,000 TV shows, 130 music albums and podcasts and much more.
Audible’s new content offering includes a wide range of Canadian content in French and English. Some examples of the titles offered:
- Sidney Crosby: rookie year,
- Roudoudou in Lapland,
- Hands on the world,
- Seven truths, Women talk.
In addition, the Audible catalog also offers theSubscription free for two months to Air Canada customers so they can continue listening at home or during their next trip.
Other recent improvements
Air Canada says the partnership with Audible follows recent improvements to its in-flight entertainment options, including the addition of critically acclaimed original productions and entertaining family content.
In May, Air Canada also began offering free text messaging services to its members Airplane that take place on board devices equipped with Wi-Fi technology, including on flightsAir Canada Rouge and D’Air Canada Express.
Additionally, last November, Air Canada is proud to have become the only airline in the country to offer live Canadian television services with channels in French and English – ” We offer customers the opportunity to cheer on their favorite sports teams in real-time broadcasts of global sporting events or catch up on live news during a flight “.
READ MORE – Air Canada receives 5-star rating from APEX in the International Airlines category.
Finally, Air Canada would like to take this opportunity to point out that the company has received several prestigious awards this year, including:
- The best family transporter in the world from SkyTrax
- Best airline for inflight entertainment from the magazine Global traveler For the fifth time in a row.
- Traveling Audience Award in the category Best in-flight entertainment in North America (APEX)
- Five Star Rating for 2024 in the category international airlines (APEX)
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