Enjoy a Taste of Tradition this Lunar New Year with Emirates

Savour a selection of festive treats on the ground and in the skies  

Beijing, 21 January 2020 – Travellers flying with Emirates to and from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are in for a treat this Lunar New Year. Available for a limited time only, a specially curated selection of festive goodies and traditional Chinese fare will be available onboard, as well as on ground at Emirates lounges in Beijing and Shanghai.

Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the new year in the lunar calendar. It is tradition to give the gift of bright, beautiful red packets filled with chocolates and money to friends and family during Lunar New Year celebrations. Mandarin oranges are also exchanged to signify luck and prosperity.

From 23-26 January, First Class and Business Class travellers heading to or from three points in mainland China will each receive a custom Emirates red packet with two chocolate gold coins inside, symbolising a year of good fortune and blessings. The red packets for First Class travellers will be included in the goodie basket while those in Business Class will receive the red packets with their lunch or dinner.

In addition to the regionally inspired cuisine served on board, passengers travelling to Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou from Dubai between 23-31 January will enjoy a selection of festive sweet treats across all classes. First Class and Business Class travellers will end their meal on a sweet note with a delectable slice of red velvet and lychee cake, while Economy Class passengers will tuck into a mouth-watering red velvet and lychee mousse.

Prior to boarding, customers in premium classes can treat themselves to an assortment of Chinese dishes at the Emirates lounges in Beijing Capital International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport from 24-26 January. In the lounges in Dubai, delicacies such as poached dumplings with spring onions and black vinegar, Sixi meatballs cooked with sauce, pakchoy and baby carrot, and shredded Szechuan chicken salad. Passengers can satisfy their sweet tooth with red velvet and lychee cake or tasty coconut and mango tapioca treats.

To round off the festivities, Emirates is also adding a selection of movies for Lunar New year such as ‘A Lifetime of Treasure’, ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ and ‘My Lucky Stars’ to its extensive catalogue of entertainment. Travellers can now Fly Better with up to 1,500 movies up to 80 movies in Mandarin and Cantonese; 4 channels of entertainment from CCTV in Mandarin and more than 120 Chinese music channels on Emirates’ award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice.

Now, passengers departing from Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou and heading to selected global destinations of Emirates can enjoy the opportunity to plan trips from February 1 and March 31, 2020 with favorable fares. Visit Emirates website at emirates.cn and book before January 23, 2020, passengers can enjoy all-inclusive featured fares with return tickets starting at RMB3,499 in Economy Class, RMB10,399 in Business Class or RMB24,999 in First Class.

Emirates operates two non-stop flights a day from both Beijing and Shanghai to Dubai and one daily flight from Guangzhou, all carried by Emirates iconic A380. After convenient transfer, passengers can travel to more thatn 140 global destinations in Emirates global network. For more information on Emirates, including how to book flights and a complete list of terms and conditions, visit www.emirates.com/cn.

About Emirates

Emirates connects people and places around the globe, inspiring travel and facilitating trade across 159 destinations in 85 countries and territories. On-board its modern and efficient fleet of 271 aircraft, Emirates offers award-winning comfort and service, delivered by friendly cabin crew representing over 130 nationalities. Today, Emirates operates the world’s largest and one of the youngest fleets of the iconic A380 and popular Boeing 777s.

Emirates was the first airline to establish non-stop connectivity between the Middle East and mainland China, launching freighter operations to Shanghai in 2002, followed by passenger services to the city in 2004, Beijing in 2006, Guangzhou in 2008. Today, Emirates operates 35 flights per week to China – twice daily A380 services to Beijing and Shanghai, daily A380 services to Guangzhou. In addition to its passenger services, Emirates operates seven weekly cargo services to Shanghai and three weekly cargo services to Guangzhou.