Emirates President Tim Clark is getting some strange complaint letters these days. "Passengers are telling me off. They are not getting any sleep on our flights because they are up all night watching classic movies," he muses.
The trend toward airlines offering increasing numbers of old movies is not just owing to a fondness for black and white or film noir, however. Some
carriers are not happy about the rising price of first-run movies and are turning to the classics, which are one-fifth or less the price of a new release, to help manage costs in these tough times.
Emirates President Tim Clark is getting some strange complaint letters these days. "Passengers are telling me off. They are not getting any sleep on our flights because they are up all night watching classic movies," he muses. The trend toward airlines offering increasing numbers of old movies is not just owing to a fondness for black and white or film noir, however. Some carriers are not happy about the rising price of first-run movies and are turning to the classics, which are ...
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