Emirates Ready for Busy Travel Season with Children’s Treats

Emirates Ready for Busy Travel Season with Children’s Treats

Emirates is offering more than ever for families travelling with youngsters with new figures showing the award winning airline carried more than two million children last year.

With the busy northern summer travel period on the horizon, Skytrax’s World Best Airline, is pulling out all the stops to keep the young ones entertained both in the air and on the ground.

Emirates, which flies four times daily from New Zealand via Australia to Dubai and beyond including 35 destinations in Europe, carried 2.3 million youngsters in the 2013-14 financial year, demonstrating its strong family following.

Families with young children get priority boarding. But it’s on board when the real fun starts. The dedicated children’s channels on the popular ice entertainment system bring an array of cartoons, interactive games, podcasts and CDs.

There are currently more than 60 children’s movies on ice, including the entire Harry Potter series, a whole section dedicated to Disney Classics, plus over 20 dedicated children’s television channels including CBeebies, Disney Junior, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. The young ones can also immerse themselves in hours of the very best music, such as One Direction, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry.

On board, young flyers can meet AirBoe and Oggie, amongst the new cuddly monsters and explore activity-filled backpacks, all provided on a complimentary basis. Aircraft also carry kids’ favourite meals, as well as vegetarian options.

Emirates recognises that loyalty is essential among its younger customers too so children even have their own frequent flyer programme called Skysurfers. Miles can be exchanged for free flights, toys, books and entry to attractions in Dubai.

For those more interested in the operational side of the adventure, children can watch the Airshow channel to see a pilot’s view of take-off and landing, while following the aircraft’s progress across the globe. Click here to see a little Emirates’ magic.

Perks for kids travelling with Emirates

• Meals for children (two to 12 years) and babies are available

• Exclusive children’s magazine called Fly With Me Monster – My Monster Magazine

• Fly with Me Monsters toys with blankets, Sketchers and seatbelt critters

• Brightly coloured children’s headsets

• Wide range of children’s movies, TV and interactive games on ice

• Quiksilver wallets, travel journals, backpacks, cooler bags, storybooks and eye masks

• Children’s facilities in the airport lounges

• Skysurfers membership with Emirates Skywards

Kids’ content on ice

• 10+ new children’s films next month, including Muppets Most Wanted, Mr Peabody & Sherman, The Lego Movie, Justin Bieber: Believe, The Nut Job, Walking with Dinosaurs, Dino Time, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo!, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Sammy 2, Thor: The Dark World and Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

• 50 Disney Classic movies covering the entire Pirates of the Caribbean series, Toy Story trilogy, Cars 1 and 2, Monsters Inc. and Monsters University, plus timeless classics, such as Mary Poppins, Cinderella, Finding Nemo and Dumbo

• Four fully branded children’s television channels; CBeebies, Disney Junior, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network

• 20+ children’s channels including Fireman Sam, Deadly Pole to Pole, Horrid Henry and many more favourites

• Music: One Direction, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Little Mix, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, The Saturdays and Justin Timberlake, to name but a few.

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