Emirates celebrates Diwali with new lounge and in-flight delicacies

Emirates celebrates Diwali with new lounge and in-flight delicacies

Emirates will celebrate the Hindu festival of light onboard flights to and from India, from 23 to 28 October with Diwali delicacies to be served in all classes and select lounges.

Economy class passengers will enjoy traditional motichoor laddu with their hot breakfast. Motichoor laddus are one of the most popular sweets enjoyed across India in different sizes, colours, and compositions.

These are flour balls that are deep fried and simmered in a sweet blend of cardamom and saffron, to become juicy bitesize laddus. First and business class passengers will also be offered a mixed nut tribooj, garnished with edible silver leaf. The treat is made with milk and spices, with flavoured nuts like cashews and pistachios added to enhance its flavour.

In the first and business class lounges in Dubai, Diwali delights like dal kachori and vegetable samosas will be served accompanied by tamarind or mint chutney. Motichoor laddus will be available alongside angoori rabdi, a fragrant dessert made with creamy cheese, sweetened with saffron-infused milk.

Even further afield, in the Emirates Lounge Cape Town where there is a considerable Indian diaspora, travellers can feast on nankhatai – Indian shortbread cookies made with flour, sugar, and butter, gulab jamun – decadent dough balls soaked with cardamom, rose water and saffron syrup, jalebi – spiral shaped sweets made with flour and yogurt, and the irresistible burfi, a signature Indian milk-based melt-in-the-mouth fudge.

Passengers can get into the festive spirit by choosing from hundreds of classic Bollywood movies in the world-class ice entertainment library. Before a flight, passengers can browse and pre-select these movies or TV shows on the Emirates app, which can then be synced to ice from the moment of boarding.

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