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Categories | Inflight [1] [2] |
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Frequency | Monthly [3] |
Circulation | 2 million [4] [5] |
First issue | November 2013[1] |
Final issue | June 2018 |
Company | Ink (for United Airlines) [1] [6] |
Based in | Brooklyn, New York [1] [2] |
Language | English |
Website |
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Rhapsody was one of United Airlines' monthly in-flight magazines, along with Hemispheres. It was directed toward luxury consumers, being available in United's lounges and first- and business-class cabins. [1] [3] [4] [2] [7] The magazine was published by Ink and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. [1] [2]
Rhapsody began publishing in November 2013 and was a self-proclaimed "luxury lifestyle and literary magazine." [1] [8] As of 2016, its readers' average net worth was $2,775,000 and household income was $380,700. [9] Typical issues of the magazine contained profiles of celebrities (the main cover feature); coverage of the facets of a luxury lifestyle, such as fine dining, fashion, and hotels; and travel essays and other features, often written by notable writers such as Joyce Carol Oates, Anthony Doerr, Rick Moody, Amy Bloom, and Emma Straub. [3] [4] [2] [8] [7] Monthly readership was about 2 million. [4] [5]
United ceased publication [10] of Rhapsody in June 2018, with the last issue bearing a Summer 2018 date. [11] The airline stated that it planned to incorporate the most popular elements of Rhapsody into its regular inflight magazine Hemispheres. [10]