Passengers across all cabin classes will be served special Diwali sweets onboard, while select Emirates lounges will offer Indian food and desserts to mark the festival, the airline said.

Traditional Diwali sweets across all Cabin Classes

Passengers travelling to and from India will be served traditional Indian sweets onboard. Premium Economy and Economy Class passengers will receive motichoor laddu alongside their hot meal.

The sweet consists of small, golden chickpea flour pearls soaked in sugar syrup, flavoured with cardamom and saffron, and garnished with pistachios.

First and Business Class passengers will be served kaju pista roll, a rose-flavoured sweet made with cashews, pistachios, dried fruits and nuts, and covered with edible silver leaf.

Indian festive food and desserts in Dubai Lounges

From November 3 to 8, Emirates' First and Business Class lounges in Dubai will serve a selection of Indian dishes and traditional Diwali sweets.

The menu will include vada pav served with tamarind and mint chutneys, followed by desserts such as malai sandwich, mango delight, malai roll and gajar ka halwa.

First Class passengers can also choose from two specially prepared drinks: the Spicy Saffron Martini and the non-alcoholic Iced Masala Cooler mocktail.

The Business Class lounges in Dubai will offer savoury items including vegetable keema samosa, onion kachori and paneer potli samosa, served with tamarind and mint chutneys. The dessert selection will include balushahi, mango rajbhog and mini kesari rasgullas.

Diwali food offerings will also be available at Emirates lounges in Cape Town and Johannesburg, where passengers can enjoy traditional sweets such as coconut ice, barfi and jalebi.

Bollywood films, Indian television and music on ice

Passengers can also access Indian films, television programmes and music through Emirates' ice inflight entertainment system during the Diwali period.

The film selection will include up to 157 Indian movies, with Bollywood titles such as Mardaani 3, Mayasabha – The Hall of Illusion and Coolie. The collection will also feature regional films in nine languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Bengali and Gujarati.

The television selection will include 14 Indian programmes, including Pritam and Pedro, Looteri Dulhan and Crime Patrol - 26 Jurm, 26 Cases.

Passengers who prefer music can choose from 40 Indian albums and playlists available on the entertainment system.