DUBAI, UAE, 18 January 2024: As many people dedicate the first month of a new year to resolutions, new goals, travel plans and a renewed commitment to a healthier lifestyle, Emirates shares some top tips on how to ‘fly better’ in 2024, with wellness at the forefront.
Minimise stress using technology
Travelling can be stressful for some, but it’s also easier than ever, with technology offering customers more control over their journey. Download the Emirates app to have a range of information and services at your fingertips – you can book and change flights, check-in online and choose seats, download a digital boarding pass for most destinations, get notifications about your flight, check what meals will be served, pre-order your hot meal in Business Class, book a chauffeur drive service and even pre-select and plan movies to watch via ice inflight entertainment.
Keep your hand luggage light
Emirates offers a generous luggage allowance for all customers, dependent on route and fare type, ranging from 20kg to 50kg for checked baggage. However, if you overpack your hand luggage, you risk suffering from neck or shoulder pain after carrying a heavy bag through international airports. Take care while lifting bags into the overhead luggage compartments onboard, and take a tip from Emirates Cabin Crew, who employ the manual handling skills of bending knees while lifting to protect their back from injury. Keep your hand luggage to a minimum for maximum comfort while travelling.
Tune into happiness and wellbeing content on ice
With customer wellbeing as a priority, Emirates ice provides a dedicated area for happiness and wellbeing content onboard. Nature relaxation series invites audiences to slow down on soothing, majestic journeys to natural paradises. At the same time, an array of explorative documentaries discover ways to live life to the fullest and fulfil your potential. Emirates ice also offers guided meditations and specially curated relaxation playlists.
Stretch
Emirates is renowned for providing customers with generous legroom in all classes. Economy class customers can relax on spacious reclining seats, while Premium Economy customers will experience seats that recline with a six-way adjustable headrest and calf and leg rest for personalised comfort. Business class seats recline to a lie-flat bed with a complimentary mattress and pillow on many flights, while first-class customers will sleep soundly in their private suites. To stay refreshed during and after a long flight, performing simple in‑seat exercises every few hours can benefit customers in all classes. Emirates recommends specific exercises such as foot circling, knee presses, shoulder circles and neck stretches, which are explained in the in‑flight magazine and on the Emirates website. Even these small and regular exercises can help blood flow and mobility when on a long flight.
Enjoy Emirates’ nutritious, locally sourced food
Serving more than 110 million meals across the Emirates network each year, Emirates dishes are nutritious and delicious across all classes. Emirates’ master chefs design multi-course menus to highlight seasonal products and celebrate locally sourced ingredients. Emirates uses the freshest ingredients for authentic, regionally inspired meals, with many artisan suppliers providing high-quality ingredients and produce, like Bateel dates from the UAE, Monte Vibiano olive oil from Italy, Yarra Valley feta cheese from Australia and fresh salads and herbs from Bustanica, the Emirates-owned world’s largest vertical farm.
Drink Dilmah tea to aid digestion
Emirates partners exclusively with Dilmah Tea, a renowned Sri Lankan tea company that explains healthy, natural teas can aid digestion significantly after a meal. Black or green tea aids digestion, reduces cholesterol, and improves gut health. Dilmah tea also contains powerful antioxidants rich in protective plant compounds and may reduce the risk of cancers and aid cardiovascular health. Tea contains some caffeine and the amino acid L-theanine, which relaxes the mind while enhancing mental alertness, focus, and concentration. Tea has less caffeine than coffee, providing a more moderate and sustained energy boost without causing jitteriness, ideal for passengers travelling through time zones. Chamomile Herb Infusion contains a natural antioxidant that enhances sleep quality and can support passengers who need to sleep on long-haul journeys.
Hydrate
Hydration is the key to comfort when flying, and drinking water before, during, and after a flight is the best way to care for your body while travelling. The quality of the drinking water onboard Emirates is regularly monitored, and it is safe and healthy for consumption. Water tanks, equipment used for transportation and supply lines provide perfectly potable water through regular disinfection, maintenance, and audits. Emirates Cabin Crew can provide cups of water to customers, or you can refill your own water bottle onboard. First and business-class customers will be offered freshly pressed fruit and vegetable juice onboard, too. Many Emirates frequent flyers supplement their hydration with soluble oral rehydration tablets – an electrolyte mix recommended for travel, available to purchase onboard through EmiratesRed.
Replenish skin moisture
Flying is the perfect time to treat your skin to some extra hydration, whether with your own favourite product or some complementary, world-class products from Emirates like Swedish skincare range Byredo in First Class, Bulgari skincare and lip balm in First and Business Class, and additional organic skincare and hand creams from Voya in First and Business Class bathrooms and A380 Shower Spa– the acclaimed natural brand from Ireland. Customers can experience a rich moisturiser from The White Company in economy-class bathrooms. If you forget to pack your own skincare, EmiratesRed offers a wide range of cult favourites from Kiehls, Clinique, Dr Levy, Clarins, Shiseido and La Merto purchase onboard. You can even purchase a Payot Hydra 24+ Travel Set for just USD29, featuring a moisturiser and eye cream.
Breathe mindfully
Emirates’ modern aircraft fleet provides excellent levels of ventilation. The air change rate in the aircraft cabin has been proven to be better than that of office buildings and trains, comparable to hospital operating theatres. All Emirates flights are non‑smoking, so airborne pollutants are far lower than on most city streets or buildings. Fresh air is constantly added to recycled air through very fine HEPA filters that remove 99.997% of all dust, viruses, fungi and bacteria, so Emirates customers can breathe deeply knowing the air is clean and safe, as shown in this video. Popular deep breathing exercises like ‘box breathing’, where you inhale for four seconds, hold for four seconds, exhale for four seconds and hold for four seconds, can help customers induce a deeper state of relaxation. Regular travellers will know that the air in all aircraft has low humidity, which can sometimes cause mild drying of the skin, nose, throat, or eyes. Some frequent travellers recommend using a nasal spray to hydrate the nasal passages before flying, hydrating eye drops and removing contact lenses for additional comfort.
Maintain good hygiene
It is important to maintain good hygiene while travelling to stay healthy. Customers can rest assured that their journey with Emirates is of the highest hygiene standards, as all Emirates aircraft are cleaned after each trip. Complimentary comfort items like blankets, headphones, cutlery, and amenities are always presented to passengers in hygienically sealed packaging. Each aircraft lavatory is equipped with sanitising soap and hand washing instructions, disposable tissues for drying hands, and disposable toilet seat covers for extra hygiene. First-class customers travelling on an A380 can also take advantage of the onboard shower spa and refresh with a temperature-controlled shower and spa area with a vanity unit, wash basin, changing area and toilet, a hairdryer, full-length mirror, heated flooring, leather seating and exotic flowers to create a relaxed ambience.
Treat yourself to a massage
One of the best ways to relax before or after travel is to enjoy a massage, which helps loosen stiff muscles, release toxins and rehydrate the skin. The Timeless Spa is in the First and Business Class Lounges of Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport (DXB). It offers a range of treatments and beauty therapies tailored to customer preferences using luxury Babor products. In the First Class Lounge, a selection of spa treatments are complimentary for customers.
For flight and booking information, visit www.emirates.com.
