BA to screen latest Star Wars film on long-haul flights

Saturday, 22 Feb, 2016 0

British Airways is to show the international box office smash Star Wars, The Force Awakens, on its long-haul flights.

From March 1 and for four months, long-haul passengers can enjoy the film in super, immersive 3D sound.

Troy Warfield, BA director of customer experience, said: "Blockbusters don’t come much bigger than Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, which more than deserves all the hype generated by fans, desperate to the see the latest twist in this incredible film series.

"We know it will be a huge hit with our customers, eager to watch the return of Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker – not forgetting R2D2 and C3PO."

Also showing from March 1 are Spectre, The Martian and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.



 

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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.



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