With Eid Al Fitr coming up, Emirates is preparing for a busy few days, both in terms of flights and passenger experience.
Capacity increases
The airline is adding capacity, with 19 h 19 additional flights during the upcoming Eid Al Fitr period.
These including:
- Seven flights to Jeddah from 7-13 April.
- Six extra flights to Kuwait between 7-20 April,
- Bahrain will also expand to 22 weekly flights starting 2 May to meet increased demand for travel to/from the Kingdom.
- Four extra flights to Amman
- Two extra flights to Beirut
This will allow those who need to travel to connect across the Emirates network – be it for relaxing or for visiting family.
Onboard Food
Between 10-13 April, Economy Class customers departing Dubai will be treated to some of the favourites of Eid including chicken biryani with crunchy fried onions, raisins and cashew nuts, or tender lamb kibbeh labanieh with vermicelli rice and rich laban sauce. Eid-themed desserts include a halwa brownie with cardamom sauce, and chocolate mousse topped with batheeth crumble.
Premium Economy and Business Class customers can sample traditional chicken mashwi el jeder, with a spiced sauce, chickpea hashwa and ghee rice tossed with potatoes, or savour a fish matfy in a spiced tomato sauce and indulgent butter rice. Desserts will include a fragrant pistachio and hibiscus namoura with raspberry curd, or a luscious vanilla and rose mousse cake.
First Class customers can experience dishes like hammour matfy, in Emirati style spiced tomato sauce with basmati rice, or braised beef short ribs machbouse with fragrant rice and a local spice blend, or succulent lamb kebabs marinating in spicy tomato butter. Eid desserts will include vanilla and rose mousse cake with pistachio anglaise and fresh berries, or a warm orange blondie served with a white chocolate and vanilla cream tart, drizzled in caramel sauce.
Aboard the A380 onboard lounge, a selection of Emirati pastries and Arabic coffee awaits, or customers can help themselves to a slice of pistachio cake with cream cheese, or aromatic saffron and cardamom cake.
All passengers will also receive a mini treat with their meal wishing them ‘Eid Mubarak,’ a sweet pumpkin Asseda, with an additional almond apricot tart for Premium Economy, Business and First Class customers.
In the lounges
For those who are accessing the premium lounges in Dubai, there will be some interesting food options.
First Class customers can explore a wide selection of options including Arabic coffee, jallab and kamarruddin juice, hot and cold Arabic mezzeh, lamb ouzi or Arabic mixed grill followed by sweet treats of kunafa, kathayef and bassbousa.
In the Business Class Lounges, there will be classic chicken khabsa and a range of tempting desserts available throughout the day like date mammoul, baklava pecan rolls and saffron bassbousa.
Both Emirates First and Business Class guests are invited to the old-fashioned ice cream cart in the lounge to enjoy homemade Baklava and Arabic coffee ice cream, made especially for Eid celebrations.
It’s going to be busy
In the Middle East, Emirates is expecting over 150,000 passengers over the Eid Al Fitr period alone – let alone those who are travelling long-haul and connecting along the way.
Along with the extra flights to provide capacity in the region, it’s going to be busy.
It goes without saying, ensure you have enough time for your connections, as well as having the patience to travel during this period.
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