Emirates announces 46 extra flights for Hajj and Eid Al Adha season
Dubai's biggest airline has announced that it will be adding a whopping 46 extra flights during the upcoming busy travel period.
Emirates will be ramping up its operations across the next three weeks as travellers in Dubai prepare for the upcoming Eid Al Adha break and Hajj pilgrimage.
The DXB-based airline will, firstly, add 33 special flights to Jeddah and Medina until Saturday May 31 and between Tuesday June 10 and Monday June 16.
These extra flights will support the thousands of pilgrims travelling for their once-in-a-lifetime journey to the city of Mecca. Please note that these flights will only be available to pilgrims with a valid Hajj visa.
Emirates will also operate 13 additional flights across the GCC during the upcoming Eid Al Adha period to support all travellers with their plans.
The break is currently predicted to give Dubai residents a four-day long weekend starting on Thursday June 5, but this will be confirmed towards the end of May.
Emirates flights during Eid Al Adha
The extra Emirates flights during the UAE public holiday will travel to and from the likes of Amman in Jordan, Dammam in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain.
These flights are designed to help travellers get to summer leisure destinations or to visit family during the holiday.
Flights to select destinations across the GCC, Africa, South Asia, Far East, Europe and Africa will offer a special Eid Al Adha menu.
Passengers will get traditional dishes like lamb madfoon and chicken zurbian in first, business and premium economy class. Those travelling in these classes will also get a pistachio and chocolate nammoura cake as well as white chocolate and rahash mousse cake.
In economy class, you'll get a pistachio cake and coffee cake.
Customers in all classes will be treated to desserts wrapped in unique, celebratory boxes which will include cake rangeena, pistachio rehash cake and date mamoul cookies.
First and business class passengers flying from Jeddah will get the choice between dishes such as lamb mathlouta, lamb saleeg, hanaini and cheese kunafa in the airline's dedicated lounge.
And any passengers flying in first and business class on the new-look Emirates A380 will be able to choose from a selection of Emirati desserts and get unlimited Arabic coffee in the onboard lounge.
Emirates flights during Hajj
Emirates will provide Hajj kits for travellers making the pilgrimage (Credit: Emirates)
Emirates will be transporting nearly 32,000 Hajj passengers over the next three weeks from key points in its network, like the USA, Pakistan, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand and the Ivory Coast.
Pilgrims travelling with Emirates will receive distinctive Hajj luggage tags alongside a newly introduced Hajj kit.
The kit will feature a prayer mat, tasbih beads, silicon water bottles and cushioned non-slip socks.
Flights laid on especially for Hajj pilgrims will be customised.
Pilgrims on the special service can expect ablution-friendly amenities, unperfumed towels, special announcements marking Al Miqat zones and dedicated Hajj content on the in-flight entertainment system.
Passengers returning from Jeddah and Medina can also check in up to five litres of zamzam, which can then be placed in the aircraft's designated cargo area.
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