EMIRATES UNFORGETTABLE TRIP

Young Flyers Stand An Unforgettable Trip With Emirates

 

Comfort is the major demand of customers while on board an airline in order to make the trip a memorable one. To this end, airlines strive hard to ensure that utmost satisfactions of their customers are taken care of. Emirates airline is not left out in this. As a matter of fact, this airline also pays attention to young flyers on board flight with tasty meals, non-stop entertainment, toys and goodies to inspire the greatest of imaginations. It goes every step of the way to give children extra comfort while on a trip.

The World Largest International Airline, Emirates, offer a range of products and services with the needs of children in mind, and its shares it’s passion and love for adventure with these future travellers as well as stimulate their curiosity.

Toy is one of Emirates offerings on board. To fuel a sense of wonder and imagination, Emirates has developed its own set of toys for children. Fly With Me animal Toys were launched in a range of 4 original character collections  in November 2015 for pre-schools. These cuddly and playful animals each have their own personalities and traits, and are ideal companions for a flight and beyond. Every six months, four new animals will be introduced giving children more to collect. The toys come in 3 product lines; Travel Buddy - a cuddly toy with a plastic toggle allowing it to be hung in the car, on a pram or in the cot, Carry Buddy - dual purpose toy and blanket, and Magnetic sketchers - unique characters to keep kids entertained, with drawing and easy erasing functionality.

Also, the Fly With Me Lonely Planet Kids are another set of products for children. Emirates has teamed up with the travel experts at Lonely Planet Kids to create packs that inspire older children to explore more of the world. The Fly with Me Lonely Planet Kids products come in four variations – two specially designed retro-style rucksacks, and two cool bags. Each bag features different content to encourage a sense of adventure in young travellers. These include fold-out world maps, travel journals, plastic drink bottles, cards with world facts and various educational books exclusive to Emirates. These products will be refreshed every six months.

The Fly With Me Animals Magazine is also another product produced exclusively for Emirates young flyers between the ages of three (3) and Eight (8) years. It is a fun and colourful magazine Each magazine includes a colouring set which features Emirates Little Travellers characters -- iconic Emirates cabin crew and pilot characters exploring the world.

Emirates airline provides meals and special products for babies, toddlers, and children on all routes Emirates offers. Designed meal trays featuring the Emirates Little Travellers, and Special kids meals which can be ordered in advance, are some of the offers available for kids. Babies enjoy Emirates Toiletry kits with wet wipes, cream, bib, teething ring and tissue pack, Child-friendly liners for the bassinet, and Baby food, formula, feeding bottles and diapers

Young travellers on Emirates receive specially designed headphones for a better fit and they can enjoy dedicated channels of children and family programming. These fun and colourful new headphones have larger speakers for a more comfortable fit and improved sound quality. Emirates offers a wide variety of children's programming including the very best movies and television from Disney, Cartoon Network, CBeebies and Nickelodeon channels plus much more.

Shortly before the Emirates flight departs, the Lounges in Dubai, both First and Business Classes are also made fun of fun for children. These Young travellers are kept busy with dedicated areas in the lounges. They have play areas, with adequate seating for parents to supervise their children. These play areas offer plenty of entertainment and exciting interactive games suitable for kids of all ages, up to older teens. A separate range of Fly With Me toys and activity kits have been specially designed for the lounges, which includes the Fly With Me Cuddle Buddy, a soft comfort blanket for infants, Fly With Me Animal Tin Cases with magnets and activity sheets for toddlers. Fly With Me Lonely Planet Kids case for older children featuring a fold-out board game, spinner, ID holder, lanyard, gadget stand and pen.

Other special services for children and infants include, Priority boarding for families with small children, Special fares for children aged two to 11, 10kg free baggage allowance for infants not occupying a seat, Baby kits, bassinets, nappies and baby change tables , Baby bottles, milk formula and two types of jar food as well as food/ bottle heating services , Special ‘stroller’ delivery service for parents with babies in Dubai, provided immediately after disembarking, and Family check-in area at Dubai

Parents whose children are travelling alone can be assured of a smooth and stress-free journey from start to finish with our friendly and helpful staff. The unaccompanied minors service is available for children from 5 to under 12 years travelling alone or children under 8 years of age travelling in a different cabin class from their parents. This service has to be booked in advance and includes, Separate check-in facilities, Dedicated staff to accompany the minor or young traveller throughout the journey, and Dedicated lounge with toys and entertainment for kids

Emirates Young Travellers between the ages of two (2) and sixteen (16) can also partake in the Skyward Skysurfers. Skywards Skysurfers is the airline’s   frequent flyer programme for young travellers aged. Skysurfers have their own membership card, earn Miles when they travel and move up through the tiers just like Emirates Skywards members. They can spend their Miles on treats like flights, toys, fun-filled day trips and more.

Launched in 1985, Emirates is a global connector of people and places. Emirates is the world’s largest international airline, with an extensive network that has grown to offer its customers a choice of 155 destinations in 83 countries across six continents.  It has been fundamental in establishing Dubai as the Middle East’s commercial centre and aviation hub. As at this year, it operates more than 3,500 flights per week across six continents from its base at Dubai International airport.

Economy Class Fact Sheet

Emirates fuels conversations and captures the spirit and excitement of starting a new journey. With attention to detail in every product and service, the Emirates Economy Class experience is truly exceptional.   

In 1992, Emirates was the first airline to introduce individual television screens in Economy Class, and has since continued its journey of innovation. Today, customers enjoy personal seatback monitors with over 2,500 channels of news and entertainment programming, including text messaging, telephone, and internet access. Every meal has been planned and prepared with meticulous care. These high standards in catering have consistently been ranked as leading in international travel awards and surveys.

Economy Class Seating

Emirates’ spacious seats create both a relaxing and superior travel experience. The latest Economy Class configurations are as follows:

Airbus A380

·         Up to 427 specially designed and contoured seats in a 3-4-3 configuration with 2-4-2 configuration in the last rows in the three class A380s and up to 557 seats in the two class configuration

·         Seats pitched up to 33” apart and recline to over 6”

·         Seat cushions 18” wide

·         Articulated seat bottom pan which moves forward when seat is reclined

·         13.3” back-mounted LCD screen on newly delivered aircraft, linked to Emirates’ award-winning ice inflight entertainment system

Boeing 777

·         Up to 386 specially designed and contoured seats in a 3-4-3 configuration with 2-4-2 configuration in the last rows

·         Seats pitched up to 33” apart and recline to over 6”

·         Seat cushions 17.05” wide

·         Articulated seat bottom pan which moves forward when seat is reclined

·         A 13.3” back-mounted LCD screen, on newly-delivered aircraft

Inflight Entertainment

Customers can enjoy an exceptional range of in-flight entertainment and communications choices on their flights.

Information, Communication, Entertainment

Emirates Inflight Entertainment program – ice - has received the Skytrax “Best Entertainment System in the World” award for the 12^th time in a row. ice stands for information, communication and entertainment.

ice Digital Widescreen available Airbus A380, Boeing 777-200LR and select Boeing 777-300ER includes the following features:

·         Over 2,500 on-demand channels of in-flight entertainment which includes more than:

·         Over 500 movies from around the world

·         Over 1,000 hours of TV programmes

·         Over 1,000 music and podcast channels

·         Over 100 video games

·         In-seat telephone, SMS and email

·         Live text news, sport and business headlines updated via satellite

·         ‘Airshow’ displaying live information on the progress of flight, including cameras on the underside of the aircraft  providing a view of the scenery below

·         In-seat laptop charging points

·         Personal picture viewing using “My USB”

ice (available on Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300 and select Boeing 777-300ER) has the following features:

·         Over 750 channels of on-demand entertainment

·         Over 150 movies

·         Over 100 TV channels

·         Over 540 audio channels

·         Over 40 video games

·         Live BBC text news, sports and business headlines updated via satellite

·         In-seat telephone, SMS and email

·         Noise cancellation headphones in First Class and Business Class

·         In-seat laptop charging points in First Class, Business Class and recharging points in Economy Class

Emirates provides free Wi-Fi onboard (up to 10mb) on all Airbus A380 aircraft and most Boeing 777 flights.

Food and Drink

Emirates offers regionally inspired dishes with locally sourced ingredients, including complimentary drinks:

·         Five-course meals, prepared by Emirates’ master chefs followed by individual servings of coffees and liqueurs

·         Extensive selection of complimentary wines, spirits, beers and soft drinks served throughout the flight

·         Award-winning wines specially selected annually by Emirates’ wine-tasters

·         Savoury biscuits served with aperitifs

·         Hot or cold breakfast served on long-haul routes

·         Snacks available throughout the flight

·         Hot snacks served on long-haul routes

·         Menus are updated every month

Updated: March 2017 Emirates Public Relations – Email pr@emirates.com Phone +971 4 708 2145 LinkedIn: /company/emirates   Facebook: /emirates   Google+: /+emirates Youtube: /emirates Instagram: /emirates