Bavarian Bites and Moreish Meals: Emirates Toasts to Oktoberfest

Emirates is set to celebrate the German festival Oktoberfest with traditional Bavarian cuisine and an array of German entertainment onboard flights to and from Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, and Frankfurt, as well in German airport lounges, between 20 September and 5 October.

Oktoberfest onboard Emirates will see customers enjoy traditional treats and meals across all classes, bistro bites in the iconic A380 Onboard Lounge, a new Oktoberfest style movie snack in First Class, and a variety of classic Oktoberfest dishes in the world-class airport lounges.

First Class customers will enjoy elegant appetisers of poached Alaskan King crab, roasted pumpkin soup, main courses of chicken filled with mushroom and bread dumplings, blanched broccolini and trio of celeriac, or braised veal shank, roasted root vegetables, red cabbage and mashed potatoes, followed by desserts of Kaiserschmarren - sliced sweet pancakes with plum compote and cinnamon crème anglaise, or apple strudel served with crème anglaise and berries. 

First Class customers can also order a new movie snack perfect for enjoying with a festive movie - an artfully arranged slate of smoked turkey, beef salami, Obatzda, Emmental, cream cheese, egg, radish, cornichons and brezel.

Customers in Business Class celebrating Oktoberfest will enjoy duck liver terrine with veal bacon or roasted pumpkin soup, main courses of braised beef short ribs or braised veal shank with traditional red cabbage, accompanied by classic Kaiser rolls and aromatic garlic bread.

Sumptuous desserts will include a rich baked cheesecake with blueberry compote, or apple strudel dashed with a dollop of cinnamon whipped cream.

Economy Class customers will savour a tasty appetiser of German potato salad or apple and raisin salad, followed by a main course of chicken sausage roll with onion jus, mashed potatoes and sauerkraut, or baked chicken served with paprika cream, broccoli and warm potato salad, followed by a decadent dessert of black forest cake with a zesty cherry compote. 

All passengers departing Dubai will receive a complimentary gift of individually wrapped gingerbread hearts with Oktoberfest decoration.

Oktoberfest sandwiches available in the A380 Onboard Lounge will include cream cheese with chives, roasted beef with gherkins, Emmental with laugen bread, kaiser roll with chicken leberkaese and the ultimate German savoury snack - pretzels irresistibly flavoured with rock salt and butter.

Complimentary pastries will include Oktoberfest gingerbread cookies, black forest cake and plum cake and German-style cheesecake with mascarpone quenelle and Krapfen with vanilla custard.

Across the airport lounges of Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Düsseldorf, an array of dishes and drinks will be offered to customers including Oktoberfest beer, Käsepätzle with melted cheese and roasted onions, light bites of Obatzda and pretzel - a cheese delicacy, Wurstsalat sausage salad, essential pretzels and chicken sausages with sauerkraut or chicken thighs with Bavarian potato salad.

Customers can celebrate the season with Emirates award-winning inflight entertainment on ice, with 22 German movies including Köln 75, Ein Mädchen namens Willow, Red Stars Upon the Field, Die Beste zum Schluss and many more.

There are also more than 350 Hollywood movies dubbed in German including How to Train your Dragon, Elio, Materialists, MEGAN2.0, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Sinners, Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Music lovers can get into the Oktoberfest mood with 31 playlists and albums of German music, amidst the huge library of 6,500 channels.

Emirates will be celebrating Oktoberfest onboard triple daily flights from Dubai to Frankfurt, and double daily flights to Munich, Dusseldorf and Hamburg.