Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Emirates Keeps Children Entertaine­d This Summer

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Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines has plenty to keep its younger travellers happy whilst they travel this summer. From its inflight entertainm­ent system ice, recently awarded best inflight entertainm­ent for the ninth consecutiv­e year by Skytrax to menus to toys, there is plenty to keep youngsters and subsequent­ly their parents happy.

Just in time for the summer holidays, this July and August the airline has a great kids line up on award-winning inflight entertainm­ent system ice Digital Widescreen. The variety of movies, cartoons, games and music is second to none and is guaranteed to keep children entertaine­d throughout their flight.

Highlights include: 10+ Children’s Movies, 40 Disney Classic Movies, 30+ dedicated kidsTV channels and nearly 60 hours ofTV programmes featuring well-known favourites and a great selection of music for muis fans.

Children are given their own specially designed inflight activity magazine:3,2,1 for pre-school travelers and e-kids for older children packed with games, quizzes and stories to keep them entertaine­d.

Emirates’ has specially designed gear in bright colours; purple, green and yellow, applied to cutlery, tray mats, snack boxes, headset bags, as well as the toy bags.The Emirates menus for kids allow children to enjoy both variety and their favourite dishes. In addition to a wide variety of options, the menus includes Asian and vegetarian dishes. Special meals can be made available with 24 hours’ notice.

Young passengers are provided with a fun pack containing the new monsterthe­med toys. Aimed at pre-school children, the monster collection truly embodies the spirit of young globalista­s with quirky names from across the globe.They come in two categories; Blanket Buddies - plush characters wrapped around soft polar fleece blankets, and Seat Belt Critters - little toys worn around a seat belt to encourage safety.

Young travellers can also enjoy the existing range of children’s products including the 321/e-kids magazine, coloured pencils, branded Emirates rucksacks and cooler bags, children’s eyeshades and the popular Dr. Seuss books. Older children can enjoy the Quiksilver collection of travel-inspired products co-designed with iconic lifestyle brand Quiksilver, on long-haul flights over five hours.

August sees a dedicated Quicksilve­rTV channel introduced to ice Digital Widescreen, featuring amazing surfing and skating programmin­g.

With the permission of a parent/guardian our most frequent flying younger passenger can join Skysurfers, our frequent flyer programme for young travellers aged two to 16.They can collect Miles for treats like free flights,Apple iPods, games and the latest fashion accessorie­s.They will receive their own membership card, luggage tags, log book and password-protected web site at www.skysurfers.com and have even more fun when flying with Emirates.

This breadth of products and services underpins Emirates’ commitment to taking special care of its youngest passengers and provides families with a hassle-free journey.

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