December 6 2019  |  Catering

Emirates unwraps Christmas menus December 9

By Rick Lundstrom

The children's holiday meal served on Emirates starting Monday

Emirates will be serving up to 500,000 Christmas meals across all classes to passengers traveling on select flights from December 9 to 31.

Emirates is bringing back its signature festive menu on flights from Dubai to select routes in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, South Africa and the Philippines.

Passengers in Economy Class will be able to indulge in a festive meal of turkey slices with mashed potato, green peas, baby carrots and cranberry jus lié. For dessert, Emirates will serve milk chocolate mousse topped with a chocolate button.

First and Business Class passengers on select routes will be served this offering on Emirates

In First and Business Class, Emirates will serve roasted turkey breast and apricot stuffing, roast potatoes with creamy Brussels sprouts with turkey bacon and cranberry jus lié. For dessert, passengers will be served a Santa inspired chocolate cake or a chocolate gingerbread cake.

On Emirates A380 routes, First and Business Class passengers will also get a taste of Christmas in the iconic Onboard Lounge with a limited edition Santa's Spiced Amarula Cocktail, mince pies and special treats like a gingerbread snowman cookies and cranberry, coconut & white chocolate truffles.

The First Class goodie basket, available in all suites, will also be revamped to include holiday flavors including Butlers Chocolate and Orange Bar, Gingerbread popcorn, Lakrids Salted Caramel liquorice and chocolate and roast turkey and stuffing flavored chips.

Throughout the festive season, passengers will be able to take advantage of Emirates' wide beverage selection to complement their Christmas meals on board. Travelers can enjoy some of the finest wines and champagnes served in the skies. In addition, Emirates has a bespoke spirits offering across all classes with a range of whiskeys, cognacs, gins, vodka and flavored liqueurs amongst others. The spirits offering includes a mix of niche, handcrafted brands as well as popular and well-loved spirits such as Hennessy cognacs, including the exclusive Hennessy Paradis in First Class.

Young travelers across all classes can also tuck into a specially prepared turkey dinner over the festive period. Emirates' young passengers will be surprised with a chocolate snowman cookie as a treat with all lunches and dinners. Kids in First Class can also enjoy a decadent hot chocolate blend served with marshmallows and star-shaped cookies.

Young flyers will also be able collect a limited Emirates Fly with Me Animal toy, with Lumi the Snowman 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 travelers into the spirit of the holidays, Emirates' ice entertainment system will feature a range of Christmas classics including The Polar Express, Elf, Home Alone, Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer and It's a Wonderful Life. Emirates' holiday entertainment catalog also includes international films and Christmas TV specials.

Travelers can enjoy up to 4,500 channels of on demand inflight entertainment. Emirates' ice aims to create a better-than-home experience this Christmas with the latest and best movies, great television and an extensive music selection. Customers can also create their bespoke holiday playlists ahead of their travels and sync it to their seats once on board with the latest playlist synching feature on the Emirates app.

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