This Diwali, Emirates has proudly announced plans to bring the festival of lights to the skies with a thoughtfully curated and immersive celebration that spans every aspect of the travel experience — from traditional Indian sweets served onboard across all cabin classes to regionally inspired entertainment options and festive dishes in premium lounges, both in Dubai and abroad. The airline's special Diwali offering will run from October 17 to 24, 2025, covering nine key Indian cities and select Emirates lounges across multiple continents.
Diwali onboard Emirates flights across 9 Indian routes
To honour the spirit of Diwali, Emirates is rolling out a complete cultural experience for passengers travelling between Dubai and nine Indian cities: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, and Mumbai.
Onboard Dining Highlights:
Premium lounge offerings: From savouries to signature cocktails
Emirates’ celebration extends beyond the aircraft and into its First and Business Class lounges at Dubai International Airport (DXB), where travellers can indulge in a variety of festive Indian snacks and desserts.
Savoury selections:
Entertainment tailored for the festival
To complement the festive cuisine and ambience, Emirates is turning its award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice, into a Diwali-themed media library for the week.
Movie selections:
Diwali onboard Emirates flights across 9 Indian routes
To honour the spirit of Diwali, Emirates is rolling out a complete cultural experience for passengers travelling between Dubai and nine Indian cities: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, and Mumbai.
Onboard Dining Highlights:
- Economy and Premium Economy Class passengers will be served motichoor laddu alongside their hot meals. This traditional Indian sweet, made from fried chickpea flour pearls soaked in fragrant sugar syrup, is infused with cardamom and saffron and garnished with pistachios.
- In First and Business Class, the culinary experience is elevated with kaju pista rolls — a rich, creamy dessert featuring rose-flavoured cashew and pistachio filling, enhanced with dried fruits and nuts, and wrapped in edible silver leaves.
Premium lounge offerings: From savouries to signature cocktails
Emirates’ celebration extends beyond the aircraft and into its First and Business Class lounges at Dubai International Airport (DXB), where travellers can indulge in a variety of festive Indian snacks and desserts.
Savoury selections:
- Onion kachoris and paneer potli samosas, both served with tamarind and mint chutneys, headline the savoury offerings.
- Mango sandwiches
- Balushahi – a deep-fried traditional Indian doughnut soaked in sugar syrup
- Kesar rasgullas – soft, spongy balls made from chhena (Indian cottage cheese) soaked in saffron-infused syrup
- Gajar ka halwa – a sweet carrot pudding slow-cooked with ghee, milk and sugar
- First Class lounge guests can enjoy a specially crafted Spicy Saffron Martini or a Chai Chat Latte mocktail.
- Business Class travellers are treated to a refreshing Elderflower Gin Fizz or a Berry Basil Splash mocktail.
Entertainment tailored for the festival
To complement the festive cuisine and ambience, Emirates is turning its award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice, into a Diwali-themed media library for the week.
Movie selections:
- 167 Indian films across genres, including recent Bollywood releases like:
- Laapataa Ladies
- Crazxy
- Jigra
- The Lost Girl
- Apurva
- Films are available in nine Indian languages:
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Bengali, and Gujarati
- 14 Indian TV shows, including popular titles like The Traitors India and Love, Life, Lafde with Zakir Khan
- 40 Indian music albums and playlists, covering various genres to suit the mood and spirit of Diwali
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