Qatar Airways will serve caviar to passengers on flights to 13 destinations
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Chocolate
Plane chocolate: Emirates serves 45m choccies a year with cakes, tarts, lollipops and mousse on the menu
Emirates passengers consumed 45m chocolates in the past year as customers in all classes enjoy sweet treats
Aviation
Dubai’s Emirates says Jack Fowler being provided ‘with all possible assistance’, after allergic reaction to inflight meal
Emirates says it takes the safety and health of its customers “very seriously”
Airline ratings
Airline Excellence Awards 2024: Emirates wins in-flight entertainment award, Qatar Airways has best catering
Emirates and Qatar Airways take top prizes for in-flight entertainment and catering experiences
Emirates
Emirates in-flight dining last year: 40m chocolates, 10,350kg of caviar and a staggering amount of chicken
Emirates has shared an insight into the remarkable steps taken by 1,400 chefs to feed plane passengers
in-flight catering
Qatar Airways signs deal to enhance in-flight meals as new menus, recipes and dishes planned
Qatar Airways partners with gategroup to offer new in-flight dining experiences
Emirates
Emirates enhances in-flight meals for 92 routes
Emirates adds meal-ordering service to 30 new routes, including Riyadh, Jeddah, Delhi and Mumbai
Business Class
Emirates announces major boost to in-flight meals
Emirates expands in-flight meal ordering service
British Airways
British Airways to offer Iftar on Middle East flights during Ramadan
British Airways will celebrate Eid on board all its flights with a festive lunch or dinner
airport services
Dubai’s dnata partners with Bonza to deliver on-demand 100% Australian menu
dnata Catering now operates 15 facilities with a team of over 3,000 professionals in providing tailor-made in-flight catering and retail services to over 40 airlines in Australia
Airline food waste
IoT in-flight smart tray reduces aeroplane food waste, lowers operating costs
UAE’s The Concept partners with Etihad Airways to develop IoT-embedded food trays aimed at reducing waste; plastic bottles used on the plane are used in the trays’ manufacturing
Aviation
Emirates airline to introduce advance booking for in-flight meals
Emirates airline will introduce the option later this year, according to Joost Heymeijer, Emirates Inflight Catering
busiest airport
Video: How Emirates airline makes 225,000 in-flight meals a day
Emirates Flight Catering in Dubai makes all the snacks, main dishes and desserts served aboard the airline’s 200,000 flights each year.
Abu Dhabi
Etihad introduces ‘fully customisable’ experiences on A320, A321 aircraft
Etihad Airways will remove in-flight entertainment screens on 23 narrow-body A320 and A321 aircraft and save on costs