Emirates is serving Oktoberfest-themed menus across all cabin classes on flights to and from Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, and Frankfurt from September 20 to October 5.
The programme includes themed meals in all cabins, A380 Onboard Lounge offerings, and food in German airport lounges.
Passengers departing Dubai receive complimentary gingerbread hearts with Oktoberfest decoration.
Menu offerings by cabin
First class passengers receive poached Alaskan King crab appetisers, roasted pumpkin soup, and main courses, including chicken filled with mushrooms and bread dumplings, or braised veal shank with red cabbage.
Desserts include Kaiserschmarren and apple strudel. A movie snack features smoked turkey, beef salami, Obatzda, Emmental, cream cheese, egg, radish, cornichons and brezel on slate presentation.
Business Class offers duck liver terrine with veal bacon, roasted pumpkin soup, braised beef short ribs, or braised veal shank with red cabbage, accompanied by Kaiser rolls and garlic bread.
Desserts include baked cheesecake with blueberry compote or apple strudel with cinnamon whipped cream.
Economy Class offers German potato salad or apple and raisin salad appetisers, chicken sausage roll with onion jus and sauerkraut or baked chicken with paprika cream, followed by black forest cake with cherry compote.
Lounge and onboard offerings
The A380 Onboard Lounge features Oktoberfest sandwiches including cream cheese with chives, roasted beef with gherkins, Emmental with laugen bread, and kaiser roll with chicken leberkaese. Pastries include gingerbread cookies, Black Forest cake, German style cheesecake, and Krapfen with vanilla custard.
German airport lounges in Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Düsseldorf serve Oktoberfest beer, Käsepätzle with melted cheese and roasted onions, Obatzda with pretzel, Wurstsalat, and chicken sausages with sauerkraut.
Images courtesy of Emirates.
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