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Sky high Pokémon

The animated pocket monster brand Pokémon is taking to the skies with All Nippon Airways for themed flights filled with the fun and a sense of adventure the popular anime character, Pikachu, is famed for. The specially-painted Boeing 787-9 aircraft ‘Pikachu

Jet NH’ features limitededition designs on the cabin attendants’ aprons as well as on catering paper cups, napkins and headrest covers. There will be boarding music that brings the world of Pokémon to life and commemorative gifts for passengers.

@FlyANA_official

Dior style

Emirates has announced a collaboration with iconic beauty brand Dior and sustainable haircare brand Davines for a bespoke beauty hub for cabin crew at its Dubai Headquarters. Cabin crew will be able to get expert recommendations on makeup application tips, nutrition, fitness, skincare, haircare, and male and female grooming best practices. Dior and Davines products will be used exclusively for the personalised demonstrations in the beauty hub.

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Finnair's got talent

Finnair has published an exclusive new music video to celebrate its centenary later this year.

The new song, performed by the Finnair Singers, brings the fun of flying to the ground as listeners can get set for take-off with the sights and sounds from a Finnair flight.

The Finnair Singers have been singing since 1949, uniting the airline’s employees with their love of music. Starting as an all-male choir, they are now an exclusively female choir, celebrating the rise of women within aviation.

@finnair

British originality

British Airways is championing British Originality across its customer experience and has now premiered a new onboard safety video staring airline employees, some famous faces, and Brits going about their daily activities. The safety video plays on things synonymous with the UK from discussing the weather to eating fish and chips, and celebrates the timeless quirks and uniqueness of people that put the nation on the map.

@British_Airways

New Zealand is well known for its natural attractions and the respect its citizens show to the environment and now even hedgehogs have the power to stop air traffic!

An Air New Zealand flight was reported delayed recently because of a hedgehog on the runway. The critter was spotted crossing the tarmac as the Auckland to Dunedin flight landed, and the pilot delayed the plane’s taxiing process to ensure it was safe. An announcement onboard shared details of the hedgehog's plight and the reason for the delay.

@FlyAirNZ

Surprise, surprise

Passengers are being invited to surprise themselves while also helping to reduce food waste by buying a bag of fresh food leftovers on Swiss!

The Swiss Saveurs To-Go concept allows passengers on the last flight of an aircraft each day to buy a surprise bag filled with daily made artisanal Sprüngli products at a discount of up to 60%.

The surprise bag contains up to three fresh unsold products that are perfectly good to eat but otherwise destined for the waste.The surprise deal cuts waste but also encourages passengers to discover a new Sprüngli signature product at home and maybe buy it again on their next trip

@RetailinMotion

Looking good?

Seen all the movies? Played all the games? Now Saudia's IFE is offering passengers a new inflight option - sit looking at yourself. The upgraded SaudiaBEYOND system offers a wide range of innovative features - one of which is a digital mirror (front-facing camera) which the carrier says is available to help passengers look their best during the flight and for landing. But with over 5,000 hours of worldclass entertainment, F&B ordering from the seat and an extensive new content portfolio, looking at yourself may not be the first thing you want to do.

@SaudiaAirlines

Directing audio

Could the ubiquitous airline headphones soon be a thing of the past? Seat specialist Safran and its partner Devialet believe there could at least be an alternative, and that is audio built into the seat headrest.

Tackling the irritation of wearing headphones for up to 15 hours on long haul flights, the new Euphony system brings an individual qualitative sound experience to passengers without using headphones. It is thought to be the first integrated audio system putting speaker technology inside the headrest for directed audio which cannot be heard by the rest of the cabin.

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