Super Bowl fever at 30,000 feet with Turkish Airlines

The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the world. And Turkish Airlines passengers will be able to watch it on Feb. 05, 2017, live on all flights.

"We not only carry our guests to the most countries worldwide, but we also aim to organize a flight that offers the best passenger experience at the highest level. We are excited to offer American Football experience with Super Bowl to our passengers at thousands feet of elevation, and also debut our new commercial video on this broadcast," Ahmet Olmuştur, the airline's chief marketing officer said, commenting on the decision to broadcast Super Bowl, the most-watched show in U.S. TV history, live on Turkish Airlines flights. Turkish Airlines has been recognized as the "Best Airline in Europe" and awarded for "Best Business Class Airline Catering" and also the "Best Business Class Dining Lounge" by Skytrax, one of the most prestigious passenger survey organizations in global aviation industry.

The global carrier offers in-flight entertainment services with Planet, which features content in 23 different languages including more than 800 TV shows, over 700 music albums, seven in-flight live TV broadcasts, 11 'barrier-free' films with 'descriptive subtitles' and 'descriptive audio' techniques, Denon headphones in all long-haul flights as well as Samsung Galaxy S2 tablet in business class for flights taking more than five hours.

Meanwhile, Super Bowl's opening night was a bit more tame than usual according to AP. A man traipsing around Monday's Super Bowl opening night in a full-length gown declaring himself "The Empress of Austria, Elizabeth I" was the most outrageous guest at what was a rather tame media night compared to the circus it has been in the past. The event, which is the first availability with the teams during Super Bowl week, was held at Minute Maid Park, where the Houston Astros play. While media mingled with players on the field, 10,204 fans filled the stands to get a glimpse of their favorite players. There were a handful of other strange getups, such as a man from a television station who wore a long blonde wig and a jersey which was half that of Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan and half New England tight end Rob Gronkowski.

Working alongside the traditional media on Monday night were a handful of people who are normally the ones fielding questions from reporters. Gymnast Simone Biles, who won four gold medals at the Rio Olympics, worked as a correspondent for "Inside Edition", Houston Rockets power forward Kyle Wiltjer, reported as what he called an unpaid intern for NFL Network. And Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers asked questions recorded by the team's social media department. Wiltjer, who is a huge NFL fan, had a little fun with some of his questions. He opened with a serious query to Quinn about the importance of special teams before hitting him with a more entertaining one.

"I'm 6-foot-10 with a 7-1 wingspan, you think I can I block some kicks for you?," Wiltjer said raising one of his long arms skyward. That drew a big smile from the coach.

"There's no question you could," he said. "So let's talk afterward."