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In-flight delight

Kingfisher Airlines used to provide in-flight entertainment in India a long time ago before it went belly-up

In-flight delight
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J Jagannath
In-flight entertainment is no longer an afterthought for all international flights. There used to be a time when the same movies would run for six months at a stretch. My recent 14-hour flight from Doha to Boston was a revelation because I found movies that cater to a broad range of audience and have a sense of immediacy. There was everything from the latest Malayalam cinema to obscure French movies of 2018.

Obviously, all airlines are catching up with streaming services and providing an equally rich experience to a captive audience for 14 straight hours. Kingfisher Airlines used to provide