flydubai and BBC Studios have announced a new partnership that will see the launch of a BBC Kids branded channel on the airline’s inflight entertainment system.
The Dubai-based carrier now offers over 15 hours of children’s content on the BBC Kids channel to keep pre-schoolers and older children entertained.
Passengers will have access to global hits including the International Emmy award-winning “Hey Duggee” and the multi-award-winning “Bluey”, the most streamed series in the US this year.
For younger children, other programmes include:
- the fun and exciting adventures of “Supertato” as he tries to beat off the evil pea
- “Andy’s Global Adventures”, which takes viewers around the globe exploring nature’s mystery and animal behaviours
- the thrill-seeking “Go-Jetters”
- the wholesome stories of “JoJo & Gran Gran”
For older kids, programmes include:
- wildlife expert Steve Backshall’s “Deadly 60” and “Steve & Aneeshwar Go Wild” where Steve teams up with young environmental enthusiast Aneeshwar
- “Junior Bake-Off”, a popular cooking competition
- “Horrible Histories”, an educational historical sketch comedy series
- “Jamie Johnson”, which tells the story of a young boy trying to achieve his dream of becoming a famous footballer
Kids content available for passengers on flydubai will be refreshed regularly to ensure that children onboard can access fresh high-quality entertainment for the whole year.
flydubai’s inflight entertainment system
Passengers in Business Class can view the content on a full HD, 15.6-inch screen while Economy Class passengers can enjoy the same content on an 11.6-inch screen.
The carrier’s inflight entertainment features content from major studios including Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures, HBO and Cartoon Network, offering more than 600 hours of movies and more than 700 TV shows. Passengers can also enjoy movies available across a variety of languages including Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Hindi.
About flydubai
flydubai is low-cost airline, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is owned by the Emirati government.
The airline mainly operates out of Terminal 2 at Dubai International Airport, though some flights fly out from Terminal 3.
Routes: From its home in Dubai, flydubai has a network of 126 destinations in 55 countries across Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Central and South-East Europe, the GCC and the Middle East, South Asia and South-East Asia.
Passengers: The airline has carried more than 100 million passengers since it began operations in 2009.
Fleet: flydubai operates a single fleet-type of 88 Boeing 737 aircraft comprising:
- 29 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800
- 56 Boeing 737 MAX 8
- 3 Boeing 737 MAX 9
Alliance: No
