JUST seconds after the Qatar Airways plane plying the Doha-Dubai route took off, Leena Zahr Eldeen greeted the passengers with her winning smile beaming down from the screen. Leena was one of the broadcasters at the well-known al-Jazeera TV station. The airplane presents as its main menu the Arabic-language broadcaster—although, to complete passengers' comfort, it also airs the veteran British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in turns.

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