Fantastic news for die hard sports fans who would rather miss their flight than have to find out who won the big game on the evening highlight reel.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, just announced it will broadcast live news and sport channels from November, including three Formula 1 races -- the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (November 3), the U.S. Grand Prix (November 17) and the Brazil Grand Prix (November 24).
Other major sports coverage includes the ATP World Tour Finals, English Premier League, Winter Olympics, Ryder Cup golf and FIFA World Cup 2014.
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A total of eight live channels will be available on Etihad Airways’ widebody aircraft -- CNN, BBC World News, BBC Arabic, euronews, Sport 24, CNBC, Japan’s NHK World Premium and Sky News Arabia.
The channels will be screened on 21 aircraft by November 7, and on 37 aircraft by the end of next year.
If Etihad wants to keep any inflight incidents from breaking out during a heated match, perhaps they should consider offering seating zones for the different team supporters.
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