SkyLights Launches Virtual Reality IFE Service for Kids on Long-Haul Flights
SkyLights has launched an immersive virtual reality entertainment service designed for children aged six to 12 on long-haul flights. Called Skykids, the service offers a selection of 2-D, 3-D and forward-facing 360-degree films on VR headsets. Ferdinand (3-D), Ice Age: Collision Course (3-D) and Dream Collector (360-degrees), are among the titles being offered.
The Skykids service launched at the beginning of July as part of a trial with XL Airways, an existing Skylights customer. The American-French technology company said a study by Emirates in 2017, which found that children get bored 50 minutes into a long-haul flight, and Expedia’s 2017 Annual Airplane Etiquette Study, which voted unruly kids voted the second most annoying type of passenger, helped inspire the new product.
“Skykids has got off to a fantastic start,” said Laurence Fornari, SkyLights’ head of Sales and Marketing. “Demand has outstripped our predictions, with the service oversubscribed on just about every flight. We owe this initial success to the very constructive relationships we have with XL Airways, Dutyfly Solutions and 20th Century Fox.”
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