Eid Al Fitr is just a few days away and to ensure that there’s no compromise or delay in flights and travel, Emirates Airlines will be flying 38 additional flights across six cities in the GCC and Middle East to meet the significant demand for Eid Al Fitr holiday travel. As per the airline, more than 110,000 travellers are expected to board Emirates flights during Eid Al Fitr across the region; hence it has planned additional flights for Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Kuwait and Beirut.
For Saudi Arabia- the airline is adding four extra flights between 19-29 April to and from Riyadh. It will operate three daily A380s in Jeddah and additionally layer on six flights operated by its Boeing 777 to serve the peak travel holiday period from the city between 20-25 April.
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Besides this, Emirates will add more flights to Dammam from 18 to 21 weekly, from 20 April until 31 May, with additional flights scheduled on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Travellers from Medina will have extra 16 flights as a choice in April to accommodate those travelling inbound for Umrah.
In Kuwait, Emirates will operate an additional eight flights for Eid with its Boeing 777 from 20-27 April. The airline will offer extra flights on 23 April on the existing Beirut schedule to accommodate more travellers as they head home to visit friends and relatives.
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And if you are travelling with Emirates during the Eid Holidays, you are definitely in for a treat. The airline will offer a specially crafted Eid menu for customers between 21-24 April for flights departing from Dubai. Lip-smacking dishes like chicken mandi, mansaf, samka harra, samak matfi, madfoon, and Gulf-style braised lamb will be served onboard with other dishes.
And for those having a connecting flight in Dubai and travelling onwards during this time will be treated to delicious sweets and desserts, like warm date pudding in First Class, a fluffy vanilla sponge cake with white chocolate and hibiscus cream in Business and Premium Economy Class, and Batheetha – a saffron date crumble, or a sweet pumpkin Asseda, topped with roasted cashew nuts in Economy Class. All passengers will also receive an additional mini treat of ashta sfouf with their meal wishing them ‘Eid Mubarak’.
So if you are planning to fly Emirates, the airline is ready to cater to your needs.
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