Emirates’ Aussie customers travelling for the holidays in December will enjoy several Christmas specials across all cabin classes on board and on the ground.
Christmas menus
With an extensive offering of festive favourites available all December, Emirates’ popular Christmas inspired menu will return for the third year in a row for those travelling from Dubai to select routes to Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States and South Africa.
Australian travellers in Economy Class will be able to indulge in a delicious turkey roll with mashed potato, pan fried Vienna chicken sausage, green peas, baby carrots and cranberry jus lié prepared by Emirates’ award-winning chefs. For dessert, Emirates will serve milk chocolate mousse with cranberry compote topped with a reindeer chocolate button.
Customers in First and Business Class can enjoy roasted turkey breast and apricot stuffing, roast potatoes with creamy brussel sprouts with turkey bacon and cranberry jus lié. For dessert, passengers will be served festive sweets such as a chocolate Yule log garnished with meringue drops, chocolate stars and a Gingerbread Man or a Chocolate Mint dome decorated with snow fondant and a festive leaf served with crème anglaise.
On Emirates A380 routes, First and Business Class customers will also get a taste of Christmas in the iconic Onboard Lounge with a limited edition Santa’s Spiced Amarula Cocktail and mince pies.
Australians flying First Class can also enjoy a decadent hot chocolate blend served with marshmallows and gingerbread men. Young travellers in First Class will be treated with sweet marshmallow biscuits inspired by snowmen.
Onboard treats for young travellers
Young flyers will be surprised with a chocolate lollipop featuring a reindeer as a treat with all children’s lunches and dinners.
In Economy Class, children will feel at home with a delicious turkey roll with trimmings, milk chocolate mousse served with cranberry compote topped with the reindeer chocolate button. In First and Business Class, young travellers can enjoy turkey breast slices with roast potatoes, pan fried smoked chicken sausage, green peas and cranberry jus lié with a chocolate Yule log garnished with meringue drops, chocolate starts and Gingerbread Man for dessert.
Young flyers will also be able collect a limited Emirates Fly with Me Animal toy, with Bell the robin available on board for a limited time in December to offer children a travel companion.
In addition, limited edition Polaroid photo card sleeves will be available on all flights for both kids and adults.
Festive films on ice
To get Australian travellers into the spirit of the holidays, Emirates’ inflight entertainment system, ice, will feature a range of Christmas classics. New additions include Love Actually, Home Alone, Elf, The Polar Express, The Holiday and It’s a Wonderful Life. TV entertainment will feature children’s Christmas episodes including Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas and The Snowman.
Travelling through Dubai
Travellers from Dubai can enjoy a stress-free experience even before boarding their flight during the festive period with Home Check-in. The service will check customers in and collect their luggage from anywhere in Dubai leaving them free to make their way to the airport at their convenience, skipping the check-in desks so they can go straight to Passport Control.
Passengers travelling through the Emirates lounges at Dubai International Airport will be able to enjoy a range of traditional Christmas dishes including roasted turkey, yule log cake and stolen cake, from 15 December to 31 December.
