Reflecting the spirit of togetherness and generosity during the Holy Month of Ramadan, Emirates has unveiled a range of thoughtful experiences and services for customers travelling with the airline this year. The initiatives span ground services, onboard offerings, airport lounges, in-flight entertainment, and cultural touches aimed at celebrating this important time of reflection and community.
Emirates Iftar Boxes At Boarding Gates
To support fasting passengers, Emirates is distributing complimentary Iftar boxes during sunset at selected boarding gates. These boxes include essential refreshment items such as water, laban, dates, and a banana, providing a simple and respectful way to break the fast before boarding.
Ramadan Meal Boxes And Prayer Mats Onboard
In addition, fasting passengers across all cabin classes to select destinations will be offered nutritionally balanced Ramadan meal boxes. The meal boxes include traditional dates, light bites of hummus, moutabel or muhammara with Arabic bread, a hearty chicken mossakan sandwich or herbed chicken sandwich, sweet treats of chocolate almonds, baklawa pistachio mamoul or baklawa pine seed cashew, and laban. Emirates’ Ramadan boxes are served in addition to the regular hot meal service.
To ensure the highest levels of accuracy for fasting Muslim passengers, Emirates uses a unique tool to calculate the correct timings to commence fasting and Iftar while in-flight. When the sun sets, passengers will be officially informed of the Iftar time by the captain. Emirates also has special keepsake prayer mats on all flights, which are available by request to Cabin Crew.
Ramadan Refreshments In The Lounges
Across the 7 Emirates Lounges in Dubai International Airport, an array of Arabic sweets, dates, and coffee will be offered during Ramadan.
Traditional dishes available in First and Business Class lounges will include a selection of hot and cold Arabic mezze, lentil soup, Arabic mixed grill with tahina, lamb kabsa, chicken machboos with cucumber yoghurt sauce, lamb shanks ouzi with hashweh rice and dakous, followed by desserts of pistachio kunafa, kathayef cream, basbousa saffron, kitta cheesecake, cheese kunafa, walnut kathayef, homemade Arabic coffee and dates ice cream or baklawa ice cream, a host of traditional Arabic pastries, and classic drinks of jallab and laban. Emirates Lounges in Cairo and Jeddah will also serve an array of delicious Ramadan dishes.
Furthermore, the lounges also have dedicated prayer rooms and ablution facilities to ensure a peaceful environment for worship.