Emirates passengers enjoyed this luxury treat 60 million times last year
If you've ever flown with Emirates, then chances are you've had a tasty little chocolate on the side of your in-flight meal.
A piece of artisan chocolate is part of the airline's meal offering in every class on all Emirates flights.
To mark World Chocolate Day on Monday July 7, Dubai's biggest airline has shared some interesting details about every sweet tooth's favourite treat.
In Economy Class, 36.6 million chocolates were gobbled on-board in 2023. While in the newly launched Premium Economy Class, 1.06 million chocolates were consumed. Business Class customers tried 9.1 million treats.
A vegan chocolate pecan cake found in first class (Credit: Emirates)
And those lucky passengers in first class have access to an unlimited supply of chocolates and are able to take away a box of their favourite flavours. Some 122,000 large gourmet boxes were scoffed last year in first class – approximately 13.4 million individual choccies .
Where are Emirates chocolates from?
Chocolates are serious business for Emirates, with the flavours rotating every six months so that frequent flyers get a taste of something different as the seasons change.
The sweet treats are selected from the most renowned producers globally with current brands including Coco Jalila from the UAE, French chocolatier Valrhona joining Belgian brands Canonica and Neuhaus on board.
As part of this regular rotation of choccies, Emirates curates bites from some of the world's most renowned chocolate producers.
While the quality of the bites goes without saying, these brands have been selected for a variety of reasons including taste and texture, brand recognition, current trends and sustainable sourcing.
There's a little something for every taste with a variety of dark, milk and white chocolate chosen with various praline, truffle, ganache or even fruit fillings available.
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