Emirates Uses New Electronics Ban to Tout Its In-Flight Entertainment
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Leave it to Emirates to poke fun at the increasingly confusing electronics ban while marketing its diverse in-fight entertainment offerings.
With electronic devices larger than mobile phones soon to be banned in cabins on many Gulf carrier direct flights to the U.S., and the UK announcing a similar ban, in-flight entertainment options could once again become a selling point for airlines.
Emirates celebrity spokesperson Jennifer Aniston is featured in a new Twitter video that asks the question: Who needs tablets and laptops anyway? Watch it below.
Let us entertain you. pic.twitter.com/FKqayqUdQ7
— Emirates airline (@emirates) March 21, 2017
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