Emirates to celebrate the special flavours of Diwali festival

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[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew Delhi: Customers travelling on Emirates’ India flights in the coming days are in for a special treat as the award-winning airline celebrates the festival of lights with traditional Diwali delicacies. The airline has also announced special Diwali fares* from its nine ports in the country to select destinations such as New York, Chicago, London, Orlando, Madrid, Lisbon, Frankfurt, Barcelona.
From November 4 to 10, customers travelling in all classes between Dubai and India will enjoy classic Indian sweets and delicacies associated with Diwali. Emirates will also extend the celebrations to select lounges across its global network by offering its customers special dishes.
“We know how important Diwali is to Indians around the world and we’re happy to join in the celebrations by honoring the flavors of Diwali on board and on the ground. We hope all our Indian passengers will get to enjoy a small taste of home when flying Emirates during this festive season,” said Essa Sulaiman Ahmad, Emirates’ Vice President – India & Nepal.
During the festival week, Emirates customers in Economy class can enjoy gram flour-based Motichoor Laddu served with all meals. In First Class and Business class, passengers can look forward to fig-basedAnjeer ChakkarandMotichoor Ladduin addition to the dessert menu.
On November 7, Emirates’ premium lounges in Dubai, Delhi, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Kuala Lumpur will also join in the celebrations and serve sweets such asbarfis, laddoos, jalebis;mains such as biryani rice and chapatti; snacks like dal kachori, samosa; and desserts such as angoori rabdi, Rasmalai and kheer.
*For bookings between 9-11^thNovember 2018, and for travel between 12^thNovember 2018 – 31^stMarch 2019.