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Emirates embraces Easter onboard and in lounges
From
29-31 March, Emirates customers flying in every class to Australia, USA,
Canada, Europe, UK, Brazil, Philippines, South Africa, Mauritius and Ghana,
will enjoy a sumptuous selection of Easter treats onboard. Economy Class
customers will be offered a hot cross bun or Easter bread with their meal, or a
delicious Easter dessert of carrot cake with an indulgent très leches sauce.
Customers in First, Business, and Premium Economy class will also be served a
chocolate cake garnished with creamy ganache and redcurrants, or a strawberry
cheesecake dotted with an elegant mini-Easter egg. Kids in all classes will
receive a brightly coloured ‘Happy Easter’ biscuit shaped like an Easter egg.
In the A380 Onboard Lounge, customers can relish traditional Easter simnel
fruitcake with marzipan.
Orthodox
Easter Celebrations
From
5-7 May, on routes from Dubai to Russia, Cyprus and Greece, First and Business
Class customers can tuck into traditional herb crusted lamb for Easter, served
with crispy roasted potatoes, baby carrots and tzatziki sauce, followed by
Easter cake, also known as Kulich bread.
Easter
in Emirates Lounges
Across
Emirates’ global network of lounges between 29 March and 1 April, customers
will enjoy classic Easter fare in most locations. In the First Class lounges of
Dubai, customers can look forward to tender lamb chops, roasted potatoes and
vegetables, or a rich lamb stew with potatoes, carrots, and dried fruits in the
Business Class lounge. Both lounges will feature an assortment of Easter-themed
cookies and an abundance of Easter chocolate from chocolate pots to homemade
milk chocolate ice cream, to chocolate gateaux.
Entertainment
for Easter on ice
Emirates
passengers flying over Easter can access a world class entertainment library
on ice with more than 6,500 channels, including up to 2,000 movies
and many 2024 Academy Award winning movies like Oppenheimer, Zone of
Interest, American Fiction and Anatomy of a Fall. New releases
onboard in April include The Color Purple, The Lesson, Napoleon, Freud’s
Last Session, The Taste of Things and May December. There is
also a huge movie collection for kids and kids at heart including Disney
Classics, Marvel Studios and Wizarding World, featuring the complete Harry
Potter film series and Harry Potter TV specials, as well as pre-school kids TV
shows from CBeebies, Cartoon Network and more. In April, there are several
family-friendly new release movie highlights including Wish, Migration,
Wonka and Trolls Band Together for kids to enjoy on their Easter
travel.
Image
Credit: © Emirates Airlines
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