Emirates serves up Christmas spirit onboard

Emirates has revealed details of its festive onboard service.

Passengers in first and business class will be served a Christmas dinner beginning with lemon and herb king prawns served with fennel salad and cocktail sauce, or a classic salmon gravadlax. This is followed by roast turkey with chestnut stuffing, turkey bacon, paprika potatoes, and creamy Brussels sprouts with a cranberry jus lié. The menu is finished with a choice of delicious festive dessert.

Economy class passengers can enjoy roast turkey drizzled with cranberry jus lié, served with peas, roast potatoes, and pan-fried smoked chicken sausage. This is rounded off the feast with a chocolate mousse with mandarin compote topped with a festive chocolate button.

Those travelling on 24 and 25 December will also be offered a complimentary baked treat.

According to the airline, Emirates’ crew will be happy to take pictures of “your special moments onboard with your family or friends” and present it in a festive frame as a travel keepsake.

Those in first and business class will be offered Emirate’s new amenity kit bags featuring fresh fragrances and new pamper products from Italian luxury brand Bulgari. Passengers in economy class on long-haul flights, can take home kit bags inspired by Expo 2020 Dubai, and packed with comforts including socks, eyeshades, a dental kit and handy bookmark.

Young travellers up to 12 years old can also look forward to collecting a range of new Expo2020 inspired toys and bags, featuring Emirates’ Little Traveller pilots and cabin crew.

Holiday-themed boarding music welcomes passengers to their seat, with further festive music available on Emirates’ library of audio channels on ice, which also includes a wide variety of on-demand festive films and television programmes.