Emirates has taken its inflight entertainment to a new level with a curated content collaboration with Spotify, now live across more than 140 flight destinations. Available through the airline's renowned ice personal entertainment system, the partnership gives every passenger access to Spotify's most popular playlists and podcasts — no personal account required.
What the Emirates Spotify Partnership Includes
The integration streams over 3,500 hours of audio content across eight dedicated Spotify channels on ice. Passengers can currently tune in to content in English, Portuguese, Tagalog, and German, with Spanish and Hindi channels set to launch in 2025.
Named playlists available onboard include RapCaviar Mixtape, Viva Latino Mixtape, All Out 90s Mixtape, Jazz Classics Mixtape, and Arabic Classics Mixtape — each refreshed monthly by Spotify editors. Podcast fans can catch more than 140 episodes spanning business, sports, entertainment, and true crime, including standout titles such as _What Now? with Trevor Noah_, _The Bill Simmons Podcast_, _Case 63_, and _The Journal_, Spotify's collaboration with The Wall Street Journal.
QR Code Feature Extends Listening Beyond the Flight
One of the partnership's standout features is a QR code integration that lets passengers scan their screen and continue listening on Spotify after landing — bridging the inflight experience with everyday life on the ground.
What Emirates and Spotify Executives Said
Patrick Brannelly, SVP of Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity at Emirates, described the deal as a continuation of the airline's commitment to best-in-class entertainment: "Emirates is proud to bring some of Spotify's best podcasts and playlists to ice, continuing to provide a best-in-class inflight entertainment experience for all our customers."
Ian Geller, VP of Business Development at Spotify, added: "At Spotify, we want to be everywhere our listeners are, so we're thrilled to partner with Emirates to deliver best-in-class playlist and podcast entertainment for fliers around the world."
Emirates ice System: Already One of the World's Best
The Spotify addition builds on an ice system that already offers more than 6,500 channels across 40 languages, including over 2,000 Hollywood and international films and 250+ kids and family channels. Emirates Skywards members also benefit from complimentary Wi-Fi onboard, making the inflight experience one of the most connected in the industry.
The Emirates Spotify inflight entertainment partnership launched on November 6, 2024, and is accessible on flights to over 140 destinations worldwide.
