Emirates Airlines has reported a significant consumption of luxury chocolates by its passengers over the past year. The airline, known for enhancing the 'fly better' experience, serves artisan chocolates as part of its meal service across all classes to 140 destinations worldwide. Economy Class passengers consumed 36.6 million individual chocolates, while those in the newly introduced Premium Economy Class enjoyed 1.06 million chocolates. Business Class travelers indulged in 9.1 million chocolates, and First Class passengers, who have access to unlimited chocolates and can take away their favorite flavors, relished approximately 13.4 million individual chocolates through large gourmet chocolate boxes.
The airline collaborates with renowned chocolatiers globally and rotates the selection every six months to keep frequent flyers delighted. Current brands include Coco Jalila from the UAE, Valrhona from France, and Canonica and Neuhaus from Belgium. These brands are chosen based on factors such as chocolate type—dark, milk or white—and fillings like creamy ganache or tangy fruit.
Emirates offers various chocolate desserts onboard across all classes. In First Class, options include pistachio and chocolate mousse cake with praline and warm chocolate fondant with raspberry coulis. Business Class features vegan avocado chocolate tart and banana mango milk chocolate dome among others. Premium Economy serves desserts like chocolate mousse cake with passion fruit core while Economy offers rich chocolate mousse with crème anglaise.